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The Pittsburgh Patrika, Vol. 27 No 2, January 2022The Quarterly Magazine (Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct) for the Indian DiasporaVol. 27 No. 2 January 2022Phone/Fax: (724) 327 0953 e-mail: ThePatrika@aol.comPittsburgh Airport Breaks Ground for$1.4 Billion New Airport TerminalBy Kollengode S VenkataramanThe Pittsburgh International Airport, owned and managed by the AlleghenyCounty Airport Authority (ACAA), is getting a much-neededmodernization. On Thursday October 14, 2021, ACAA formally brokeground at the construction site for a new terminal. County Executive RichFitzgerald, the ACAA’s CEO Christina Cassotis,its chairman David Minnotte, and Pittsburgh’sMayor Bill Peduto, among others,addressed a gathering of over 300 people -- theregion’s elected officials, business and laborleaders, contractors, and invited guests.One point in Fitzgerald’s speech wasencouraging: after losing population for thelast six decades, Allegheny County’s populationincreased in the 2020 census. It is now1,250,000, up by 2.2% (or 27,000), comparedMr. Rich Fitzgerald, CountyExecutive, Allegheny County,addressing the gathering.to the 2010 census. And the county populationis more diverse (24% in 2020 comparedto 18% in 2010), and younger, the featuresrecognized as catalysts for growth.The current layout of Land- and Air-side Terminals with 75 gates infour concourses, and a 0.5 mile-long connecting train, is too unwieldy,too old (opened in 1992) and too costly for upkeep for the 170-plus dailyflights today. At its peak two decades ago, the airport handled nearly 700daily flights with 20 million passengers/year passing through its gates.The new terminal will meet its current and future needs; will reduceoperating costs and carbon footprints; will give better ambience for departingpassengers from check-in, security through boarding; and for arrivingpassengers from landing, baggage claim through leaving the airport.How we ended up with 75 gates in four concourses: In the 1980s,with US Airways’ hub expanding at the Pittsburgh airport, the number4
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