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Pawlenty Unveils $860M Airport Expansion Plan

ST. PAUL-The plan would add 48 gates and a 400-room hotel at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Expansion would accommodate growth by Northwest Airlines, which has its main hub here.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on September 21, 2004

ST. PAUL-Gov. Tim Pawlenty, along with the Metropolitan Airport Commission staff, unveiled a plan Tuesday for an $860-million expansion of Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The design–dubbed “20/20 Vision”–is designed to meet the capacity and economic demands of the region through the year 2020 as well as enhance the profile of the Twin Cities as a major hub for air travel.

“We need to plan ahead to ensure Minnesota continues to have world class air service,” Pawlenty says. “The 20/20 Vision plan is the right plan to help Northwest Airlines expand, while at the same time continuing to provide room for competition.”

The plan, which has been endorsed by Eagan-based Northwest Airlines, the airport’s anchor carrier, is envisioned in three phases that could also see the development of a new hotel and conference center at the airport. The plan includes increasing the gates at the Lindbergh Terminal from 117 to 153, increasing the gates at the Humphrey Terminal from eight to 20 and construction of a 400-room hotel at the airport.

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