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by: Kathryn Hardison, Austin Business Journal
Posted: 6/24/2021 / 2:08 PM CDT
Updated: 6/24/2021 / 6:03 PM CDT
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) – Life returns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Since the beginning of the year, activity has picked up, both in the form of passenger travel and in the form of airline commitments.
These metrics, coupled with the metro’s rapidly growing population, have signaled airport officials that it is time to re-address a long-awaited expansion of the facility. Before the pandemic broke out, there were plans to almost double the size of the airport – crucial to keeping up with demand for air travel in a city where the economy barely missed a beat during the pandemic.
BACKGROUND: ABIA is delaying expansion, citing COVID-19 and reducing air travel
“Shortly before Covid we realized that we had to build … in order to cope with the coming growth,” said airport boss Jacqueline Yaft. “We have space right now. … But we still have to plan and build today in order to be able to open the system when we are at full capacity or when we exceed it. “
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