will i make it on standby? that was my home-town airport in atlanta. rachel: that is why they were so nice. i will take credit, they route you all over that airport different times of day. steve: what is going on, americans were sick of covid and people are starting to travel. this week, they are suggesting four million people will be in the skies, 15% higher than it was in 2019, before covid. the problem is, as you look at newark airport and their new terminal a is really nice. if you are stuck somewhere, you might as well be stuck there. the faa needs more air traffic controllers and airlines need more rampers and gates. at newark, united has asked from port authority of new york and new jersey, give us more gates,
Officials select Austin-based contractor for airport s ground loading facility. City Council will vote on a $50 million construction contract next week.
in the front, you go out the back. you don t necessarily subscribe to that view. you think there needs to be something that says something. yes. well, airports are gateways fist of all, and they re also symbols of the regions that they serve. so that s what they need to be. reporter: one of the airports isn t actually in new york. it s newark. now they re proudly pointing out that newark is close to new york, but it s actually next door. you will see references to new jersey across this new terminal a. you will see constant references to new york across the new la guardia. you will see future tense. we re spending $19 billion at jfk. you will see in those terminals new york. reporter: mr. cotton told me that the old terminal a was built 50 years ago. it was another era in travel. over the years, it was too small. then the worst condition of all the terminals at newark. he told me the lessons they