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More than 22 million travelers passed through ABIA last year, beating the record set just the year before by a million passengers. Here's what some travelers had to say about their airport experience and the city's plan on increasing capacity.
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The two screening lanes are being shifted to a different TSA checkpoint to make room for a construction project to add 75,000 square feet to the Barbara Jordan Terminal.
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FAA contractors who serve as a human backup to automated weather systems have to exit the air traffic control tower just to see if it's raining, according to federal government documents.
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The local air traffic controller union applauds the new measures while warning that staffing at Austin's control tower has not kept up with ABIA's rapid growth.
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Austin airport officials are facing mounting pressure from local politicians to respond more forcefully to a troubling pattern of safety incidents.
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Emails between Mayor Watson and the LBJ Foundation reveal a push to rename Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Austin's "official" weather station at Camp Mabry usually shows it's hotter out than the weather station at the Austin airport. The reason has to do with where the thermometers are located.
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The settlement approved by the Austin City Council paves the way for the removal of the South Terminal in 2025 and the construction of a new concourse with 10 to 40 gates.
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But airport officials say they'll eventually need to remove three gates to build an underground tunnel connecting the Barbara Jordan Terminal to a new concourse — part of an even longer-term expansion that would increase the airport's capacity by as many as 40 gates.
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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said the lounge had been underused. The deal will bring the airport $3.8 million and help pay down the airport's mortgage.