DFW in the Global Marketplace | V2.0

[cowboyeagle05]

Those noise issues should be so much less than they were 20 or even 10 years ago. Every new generation of 737 sees a dramatic improvement, I remember when SW still had those really old 200 series planes that sounded like they were going to land on top of you.

I am aware of the realities of airport noise but reality and what we hear as complaints from Love Field area residents is another matter. The neighborhoods that surrounds Love Field, as this forum is well aware of, has long been after local officials and the media to win additional sympathy to close Love Filed and have it redeveloped. I don't agree with them but I am just pointing out that it is a hurdle as it has been for decades now cause anytime you bring up expanding the airport or making improvements the neighborhood groups come in force hoping to win the war to close the airport.

[TexasPlus]

I hate to introduce facts into all this marvelous speculation, but there is this little thing called the Wright Amendment.

Fact is, it requires Southwest to give up one gate at DAL for each gate it operates at any airport within an 80 miles radius of DAL.

Fact is, AirTran (at that time a subsidiary of Southwest) gave up gates, and stopped operating out of DFW in November 2011 because of this law.

Question: How many gates is Southwest willing to give up at DAL.
Answer: Zero.

But please don't let these silly little facts get in the way, let the idle speculation resume....its fun to watch.

[profbarium]

I hate to introduce facts into all this marvelous speculation, but there is this little thing called the Wright Amendment.

Fact is, it requires Southwest to give up one gate at DAL for each gate it operates at any airport within an 80 miles radius of DAL.

Does that provision of the Wright Amendment have a "sunset" clause, or is it (semi-)permanent?

[TexasPlus]

^ No "sunset" clause.

[BigT3x]

I hate to introduce facts into all this marvelous speculation, but there is this little thing called the Wright Amendment.

Fact is, it requires Southwest to give up one gate at DAL for each gate it operates at any airport within an 80 miles radius of DAL.

Fact is, AirTran (at that time a subsidiary of Southwest) gave up gates, and stopped operating out of DFW in November 2011 because of this law.

Question: How many gates is Southwest willing to give up at DAL.
Answer: Zero.

But please don't let these silly little facts get in the way, let the idle speculation resume....its fun to watch.

But... But... I thought WN was going to open up a hub at DFW?! And Skyteam too!

[tamtagon]

But... But... I thought WN was going to open up a hub at DFW?! And Skyteam too!

That's just idle speculation from a mostly industry-ignorant Internet forum dork! I totally base the supposition on huge wildcards: 1) DFW Airport needs more than one of the global alliances to proceed with long range expansion plans toward facility build-out; 2) Love Field potential core customer demographics will cause the facility's carriers to eliminate most if not all 'coach' service in/out of the airport 3) As Southwest transitions its low cost product to bigger planes routed through bigger connecting hubs, western hub operations will be consolidated at DFW airport.

It's a lot, I know, but I will not be surprised if something to that effect plays out over the next generation. I'll be mindful not to hijack these threads with the concept (fantasy).

[cowboyeagle05]

I hate to introduce facts into all this marvelous speculation, but there is this little thing called the Wright Amendment.

Fact is, it requires Southwest to give up one gate at DAL for each gate it operates at any airport within an 80 miles radius of DAL.

Fact is, AirTran (at that time a subsidiary of Southwest) gave up gates, and stopped operating out of DFW in November 2011 because of this law.

Question: How many gates is Southwest willing to give up at DAL.
Answer: Zero.

But please don't let these silly little facts get in the way, let the idle speculation resume....its fun to watch.

Its ok it was just a prediction of what some one else thinks might/could happen in the future. Its funny yall attack the idea like there is no possible way in all of humanity that things can or would change in the future that would allow Southwest the flexibility to open up some flights in DFW. Maybe in a strategic move they might leave some gates at Love Field for gates at DFW who knows. Or maybe some kind of continued stress on the airline industry forces the federal government to lift the Wright Amendment Part 2 to lift useless burdens on the Airline Industry in North Texas for fear of hindering job growth, etc. I imagine some people didn't predict Southwest would be on top in the industry and AA would be declaring bankruptcy either but the world changes and we all live on.

[tamtagon]

... would allow Southwest the flexibility to open up some flights in DFW. Maybe in a strategic move they might leave some gates at Love Field for gates at DFW who knows.

Also predicts Southwest will return to its point-to-point roots with a new product: lower cost first/business class only flights to the smaller intown airports. Love Field not only serves the downtown area, but is also very convenient to Las Colinas.

And, in my mind at least, this facility based evolution of passenger service directly connects to the stated of growth mandate of DFW Airport to become a very high volume international facility.

[AeroD]

I hate to introduce facts into all this marvelous speculation, but there is this little thing called the Wright Amendment.

Wright Amendment can be, well, amended. Laws change. Certainly, AA will put up a fight for any additional rewrites, but then they might not be around to fight future rewrites.

[TexasPlus]

^ ^ ^ Yall all are just too funny.

[art_suckz]

... moved orignal post.

[LoneStarMike]

Does that provision of the Wright Amendment have a "sunset" clause, or is it (semi-)permanent?

The requirement to relinquish gates expires in 2025

source

(See Part 10)

[tamtagon]

... speculation ... DFW Airport needs more than one of the global alliances to proceed with long range expansion plans toward facility build-out;

Also predicts Southwest will return to its point-to-point roots with a new product: lower cost first/business class only flights to the smaller intown airports. Love Field not only serves the downtown area, but is also very convenient to Las Colinas.

And, in my mind at least, this facility based evolution of passenger service directly connects to the stated of growth mandate of DFW Airport to become a very high volume international facility.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/bl...al-portal.html

July 17, 2012
Matt Joyce

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is planning for significant growth in international destinations in the coming decade, a change that could position it to be one of a few “global portals” in the world.

When it comes to international flying, D/FW Airport currently hosts 12 airlines that serve 48 international destinations.
... most-likely growth scenario over the next five years includes adding 26 new international destinations
... low-growth scenario envisions 18 new international destinations

Mike Boyd ... described the industry as developing toward "global portals" that serve at least 80 or 90 international destinations, while also providing enough connectivity to domestic destinations to meet market demands. “You do have competition for global portals that are going to move people from one continent to another continent over a central spot,” Boyd told the D/FW Airport board. “That’s going to be the name of the game for the future.”

I totally think SkyTeam will be recruited to assemble a major hub at DFW with the build out a new terminal.

[BigT3x]

I totally think SkyTeam will be recruited to assemble a major hub at DFW with the build out a new terminal.

First off, alliances are not "recruited" by anyone. The member airlines make their own independent route decisions.

Secondly, what would DFW offer over the existing Delta (Skyteam member) hub at ATL? How about MEM? And why would Delta build another hub when they've already got way too many that they've inherited from Northwest?

[Mr. Mojito]

With Houston and United's squabble I'm curious if Denver is better positioned.

Denver unveils ‘Airport City’ plan to guide DIA commercial development
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/ne...y-plan-to.html

[Mr. Mojito]

Review of stats: 18,000 acres, highest capacity in the world, 7 Runways, 4th busiest etc.
Economic Impact $15.7B
268K jobs direct/indirect
$168M bonus for rights to drill natural gas
105 wells currently of a planed 350 25% royalty
Downtown Dallas Light-Rail access by Dec 2014
Downtown Fort Worth Heavy-Rail access by 2016
North End Development: International Commerce Park - Warehouse Distributions is completely leased out

In shorter recap, mentions thinking of adding a new Hotel near rental car facilities and post office by the end of the year.
http://youtu.be/LTQclSK4ZJY

[tamtagon]

First off, alliances are not "recruited" by anyone. The member airlines make their own independent route decisions.

Secondly, what would DFW offer over the existing Delta (Skyteam member) hub at ATL? How about MEM? And why would Delta build another hub when they've already got way too many that they've inherited from Northwest?

Individual airlines may have made route decisions independent of alliances in the past, but in the future, the domestic interface with the global network will drive hub consolidations.

JULY 17, 2012

British Airways CEO: consolidation will be good for American Airlines

WASHINGTON _ International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh came out touting consolidation – especially for American Airlines, the long-time partner of British Airways – during a speech today and had kind words for both AA chief Tom Horton and US Airways’ chief executive Doug Parker.

"I genuinely believe consolidation is important," he said at the International Aviation Club luncheon in response to a question from the Star-Telegram. "There will be another round of consolidation. American will be at the center of that."
...
-Maria Recio

Read more here: http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_t...#storylink=cpy

In as much as the necessary industry consolidation which will merge AA with USAir - making AA the biggest airline again, the domestic hub system alignment will begin to mirror domestic economic growth.

The SkyTeam hubs in the Midwest (Cincy & Detroit) are redundant and serve shrinking markets, SkyTeam does not have a hub in the rapidly growing South Central US - Texas. The SkyTeam Alliance needs a hub in Texas to compete with Star and One World.

The DFW facility is unquestionably positioned to accommodate, and eagerly searching for customers. The competition between SkyTeam and OneWorld domestic parteners (Delta v. AA) would be significant, but the profitable international flights origins do not overlap that much.

[ihavebeenseen]

Dude Delta is not coming back to DFW in any major way. They have no need for a South Central hub when MSP, MEM, SLC and ATL can fill connections to any parts of the South.

[tamtagon]

^I realize how crazy the idea seems. But, the population and economic growth of DFW in the next ten years will likely be more than MSP, MEM, SLC combined. Delta itself may not have a need to be in DFW, but SkyTeam may. I also realize that One World could probably meet the minimum expansion at DFW to satisfy the requirements to be considered a Global Portal, but the airport and North Texas business community will recognize the opportunity that exists to become the hub of two global alliances.

[dfwcre8tive]

^ I think any major buildup of domestic service would be initiated by international service from partner/alliance carriers. If existing airlines (Lufthansa, KLM, Korean Air) increased service or new carriers (Singapore Airlines, Air France, Air New Zealand, etc) entered the market, it may influence the domestic partners to ramp up service and provide additional connections. DFW has successfully increased its international offerings, and SkyTeam or Star Alliance might be wise to designate DFW a "focus city" to take advantage of those new services.

[tamtagon]

I didn't search to verify or anything, but I'm guessing all the airports in DFW's competitive set have partnerships like this, especially those seeking a recognition as a Global Portal. If that's true, how does the partnership with Incheon stack up? It sounds like a pretty sweet deal, especially since we've got a new and improved trade relationship with South Korea.

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/a...artnership.ece

D/FW Airport and South Korea’s Incheon Airport ink partnership
By SHERYL JEAN
05 September 2012

Officials of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, signed a partnership agreement Wednesday that they hope will lead to increased air service and the sharing of best practices.
The partnership is designed to foster cooperation between the two airports to benefit economic development and trade in each area.

C W Lee, CEO of Incheon International Airport Corp., ... said his airport hopes to learn from D/FW’s longer operating history and its operation of multiple terminals and a hub system. In return Incheon can share how it achieved its rank as the world’s best airport for seven straight years, according to rankings by Airports Council International.

Incheon also ranks No. 1 in duty-free sales at about $2 billion a year and No. 2 in air cargo, shipping 2.5 million tons in 2011, he said. Eleven-year-old Incheon manages 35 million passengers a year. D/FW Airport had 57.8 million passengers in 2011, making it the fourth-busiest in North America and the eighth-busiest in the world. The 38-year-old airport has ranked among the world’s top five in service quality for five straight years.

I'm curious, though.... while Incheon appears to be a fantastic partner right in line with the global connectivity goals DFW has, both of the airports major passenger carriers belong to competitors of AA's OneWorld Alliance: Korean Air is part of SkyTeam (Delta) and Asiana Airlines is part of Star (United).

[BigT3x]

I didn't search to verify or anything, but I'm guessing all the airports in DFW's competitive set have partnerships like this, especially those seeking a recognition as a Global Portal. If that's true, how does the partnership with Incheon stack up? It sounds like a pretty sweet deal, especially since we've got a new and improved trade relationship with South Korea.

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/a...artnership.ece



I'm curious, though.... while Incheon appears to be a fantastic partner right in line with the global connectivity goals DFW has, both of the airports major passenger carriers belong to competitors of AA's OneWorld Alliance: Korean Air is part of SkyTeam (Delta) and Asiana Airlines is part of Star (United).

Complete fluff piece. I wouldn't waste too much brain power on this.

[dfwcre8tive]

Wonder if we'll see Qatar Airways at DFW soon with their new entry into Oneworld

http://www.oneworld.com/news-informa...objectID=52692

[ChampionDallas]

Wonder if we'll see Qatar Airways at DFW soon with their new entry into Oneworld

I wouldn't doubt it.

[johnangle]

Wouldn't surprise me if they moved their IAH flight to DFW to better match with alliance partner feeds at DFW

[ihavebeenseen]

I don't see why they would move that Houston flight. There is a huge premium demand from Houston's Oil & Gas industry that would keep that flight going regardless of connections. Also they are adding so many planes before they come online in Oneworld (12-18 months) they will have extra capacity for a DFW flight.

[Matt777]

American Airlines will begin flying daily from DFW-Seoul, South Korea starting May 2013. They will also resume DFW-Lima, Peru. Nice!

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/ne...start-dfw.html

[tamtagon]

Terminal E is probably going to be in constant use as the temporary location long after the current billion+ dollar remodel is done.

Only after the airport is finished remodeling the oneWorld terminals will an action plan to attain top tier Global Portal status initiate. A built-to-suit Terminal F will be the lure to begin assembling a domestic hub for one of the other global alliances most likely SkyTeam, with a Terminal E dedicated to a gradual expansion. As Terminal E is taken as a SkyTeam domestic hub, the airport will begin Terminal G....

Becoming a Global Portal is the overriding mandate for DFW Airport. This cannot be done through oneWorld alone.

[PuddinHead]

Terminal E is probably going to be in constant use as the temporary location long after the current billion+ dollar remodel is done.

Only after the airport is finished remodeling the oneWorld terminals will an action plan to attain top tier Global Portal status initiate. A built-to-suit Terminal F will be the lure to begin assembling a domestic hub for one of the other global alliances most likely SkyTeam, with a Terminal E dedicated to a gradual expansion. As Terminal E is taken as a SkyTeam domestic hub, the airport will begin Terminal G....

Becoming a Global Portal is the overriding mandate for DFW Airport. This cannot be done through oneWorld alone.

Terminal D is our Global Portal.

[Tucy]

Terminal E is probably going to be in constant use as the temporary location long after the current billion+ dollar remodel is done.

Only after the airport is finished remodeling the oneWorld terminals will an action plan to attain top tier Global Portal status initiate. A built-to-suit Terminal F will be the lure to begin assembling a domestic hub for one of the other global alliances most likely SkyTeam, with a Terminal E dedicated to a gradual expansion. As Terminal E is taken as a SkyTeam domestic hub, the airport will begin Terminal G....

Becoming a Global Portal is the overriding mandate for DFW Airport. This cannot be done through oneWorld alone.

LOL It must be like an amusement park inside that head of yours. ;-)

[ihavebeenseen]

Terminal E is probably going to be in constant use as the temporary location long after the current billion+ dollar remodel is done.

Only after the airport is finished remodeling the oneWorld terminals will an action plan to attain top tier Global Portal status initiate. A built-to-suit Terminal F will be the lure to begin assembling a domestic hub for one of the other global alliances most likely SkyTeam, with a Terminal E dedicated to a gradual expansion. As Terminal E is taken as a SkyTeam domestic hub, the airport will begin Terminal G....

Becoming a Global Portal is the overriding mandate for DFW Airport. This cannot be done through oneWorld alone.

Jeez... Skyteam is not going to hub DFW. If anything that AA DFW - ICN is going to run Korean Air out of DFW. They are only 5 times a week right now.

[tamtagon]

I'll continue to reiterate my expansion goals for DFW Airport no more than once every three months....

The most influential population/economic centers in the US are home to a hub of a domestic partner for more than one of the global alliances.

LOL It must be like an amusement park inside that head of yours. ;-)

In layman's terms, inside my head is more like EPCOT than Six Flags....

[mjblazin]

I cannot imagine DFW growing beyond the incremental activity of the Metroplex as long as AA maintains its stranglehold on the airport. If anything, merger with US Air will make it marginally worse. No right or wrong, it is what is. We just need to accept the facts and stop thinking any airline that can do a spreadsheet would consider having anything more than a nominal presence here.

[I45Tex]

mjblazin is right. I'm not sorry to say it. And inside this EPCOT head, the only way forward that is not just a variation on that theme (barring AA's complete insolvency) would be to share an airport with Houston. Yes, you read that right. In the global marketplace, it makes less sense to have oneworld's domestic and leading hub and Star Alliance's leading and latinoamericano hub - joined with a nascent high speed rail line between them - than it does to build a single complex of airports halfway from each, serving all dozen million East Texans via HSR. The members of both economic engines will benefit, and DFW stands to be the new Love Field - in a good way.

[Tucy]

mjblazin is right. I'm not sorry to say it. And inside this EPCOT head, the only way forward that is not just a variation on that theme (barring AA's complete insolvency) would be to share an airport with Houston. Yes, you read that right. In the global marketplace, it makes less sense to have oneworld's domestic and leading hub and Star Alliance's leading and latinoamericano hub - joined with a nascent high speed rail line between them - than it does to build a single complex of airports halfway from each, serving all dozen million East Texans via HSR. The members of both economic engines will benefit, and DFW stands to be the new Love Field - in a good way.

Wouldn't we accomplish pretty close to the same thing (for many billion dollars less investment) by connecting DFW and IAH with high-speed rail?

[I45Tex]

That's a worthy question, Tucy. I don't know whether anyone else will want to answer it; but I at least suspect that both would remain fortress hubs in that event.

[I45Tex]

I did once propose connecting OAK and SFO into one complex of terminals with a gate-to-gate English Channel hovercraft, now that you mention it.

[TexasPlus]

Wouldn't we accomplish pretty close to the same thing (for many billion dollars less investment) by connecting DFW and IAH with high-speed rail?

If this HSR is only going to only operate between two airports ~280 miles apart, then I "assume" it would be privately funded. Right?

[I45Tex]

I'm sure Tucy would insist on it; I wouldn't worry. I just wish we had some comment threading so that we can chase these rabbits and not detract from more straight-laced exploration. As it is we only have one through-line of conversation to work with -

[dfwcre8tive]

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to pass 200 destinations this year
By Terry Maxon
11:26 am on March 7, 2013 | Permalink
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2...his-year.html/

James Ragland, who covered the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport board meeting on Thursday, passed along this interesting item:

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will soon reach a new milestone, eclipsing the 200 mark in flight destinations.

When American Eagle launches service later this year to three new cities, the airport will serve 201 destinations, putting it in the company of a select few airports worldwide, said D/FW Airport spokesman David Magana.

The status change was announced Thursday at the airport board meeting.

Only a few cities — Atlanta and Chicago domestically; Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Munich internationally — can boast flying to that many locales, Magana said.

...

[MrFloodedSilverado]

I work at the airport and have been there now for about five years. Everyone might be pleased to know that total operations are up anywhere from five to seven percent daily, depending on the day of the week.

[Tucy]

I work at the airport and have been there now for about five years. Everyone might be pleased to know that total operations are up anywhere from five to seven percent daily, depending on the day of the week.

Presumably, you are talking about the early months of this year? The latest operations numbers posted by DFW Airport show that total operations for CY 2012 were up 0.5% from CY 2011.

[Tucy]

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to pass 200 destinations this year
By Terry Maxon
11:26 am on March 7, 2013 | Permalink
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2...his-year.html/

James Ragland, who covered the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport board meeting on Thursday, passed along this interesting item:

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will soon reach a new milestone, eclipsing the 200 mark in flight destinations.

When American Eagle launches service later this year to three new cities, the airport will serve 201 destinations, putting it in the company of a select few airports worldwide, said D/FW Airport spokesman David Magana.

The status change was announced Thursday at the airport board meeting.

Only a few cities — Atlanta and Chicago domestically; Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Munich internationally — can boast flying to that many locales, Magana said.

...

Not Heathrow? That's surprising.

[dfwcre8tive]

Not Heathrow? That's surprising.

193 destinations (Source), but that doesn't take into account the number of flights or amount of passengers.

[MrFloodedSilverado]

Presumably, you are talking about the early months of this year? The latest operations numbers posted by DFW Airport show that total operations for CY 2012 were up 0.5% from CY 2011.

Im an air traffic controller at DFW Tower and we have access to daily operations stats. This week I looked up the data for three days of this last week, I cant remember which days. The most I say was one day up 7% and the least I say was up 5% from a year ago.

This information is tracked by a computer that totals up the number of daily departures and arrivals as wells as transitions. This information is used to calculate the facility level which helps determine our pay scale.

I like tracking how we are doing compared to other airports in the country. I guess you could say I get a little buzz from being able to say I work at the third busiest airport.

The increase in traffic is noticeable. Many of my coworkers seem to be saying we are busier.

[TexasStar]

DFW International Airport Reaches Milestone of 200 Nonstop Destinations In Its Mission to Connect The World
PR Newswire
DALLAS, Texas, March 7, 2013

Record air service growth continues with two new international routes, more benefits for Dallas/Fort Worth community

DALLAS, Texas, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has reached a major milestone by reaching 200 nonstop destinations, with the announcements of new service by American Eagle to Hermosillo and Zacatecas, Mexico. The new flights, which begin in June, will give DFW Airport a grand total of 200 destinations, including 52 international and 148 U.S. domestic destinations.

In surpassing 200 total destinations, DFW joins a select group of airports worldwide with that distinction, including Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare, and Munich.

"Even with this tremendous achievement of 200 destinations, our Airport still has plenty of room to grow and add more capacity," said Jeff Fegan, DFW Airport's CEO. "We are optimistic that DFW can continue to attract more air service in the coming months and years, particularly new international service, as we build on our mission to connect the Dallas/Fort Worth area to the world."

DFW Airport has experienced an unprecedented expansion of air service in the past three years, adding seven new passenger airlines, three new cargo carriers, fourteen new international destinations and ten new domestic destinations. In addition to new flights from its hub carriers American Airlines and American Eagle, DFW has also welcomed new service from Virgin America, Qantas, Emirates, JetBlue, Cayman Airways and Aeromexico in that time period, and will see the start of new service from WestJet later this year.

"The sustained success we've seen in adding new routes and destinations is a testament to the hard work of our air service development team in identifying opportunities and airlines that make a good fit for DFW," said Chris Poinsatte, DFW's chief financial officer. "In most cases, the DFW team spends years building relationships with airline decision-makers and detailing the tremendous opportunity that the Dallas/Fort Worth market represents and the highly competitive cost structure our Airport offers to airlines."

DFW represents the largest hub and home base for American Airlines, and the largest airport hub in the "oneworld Alliance" network. As a result, DFW offers outstanding connectivity to passengers throughout North America, an excellent gateway point for international travelers to the United States, and outstanding flight options worldwide to Europe, Mexico and Latin America.

"As our team recruits more air service for DFW, it means more competition and more choices for our passengers, and it means more economic opportunities for our community," said Luis E. Perez, the Airport's vice president for air service development. "DFW is proud to be regarded as a primary economic driver for the Dallas/Fort Worth economy and a real key to success for the local business community as a whole."

DFW International Airport is the fourth busiest and the highest capacity airport in the world, with seven runways, five terminals and 155 active gates. It is also rated among the best large airports in the world for customer service, ranking in the top five in surveys by Airports Council International for five consecutive years. DFW is also building on its future with a seven-year, $2.3 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP) designed to modernize the Airport's original four passenger terminals.

About DFW International Airport
Located halfway between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, DFW International Airport is the world's fourth busiest, offering 1,900 flights per day and serving 58 million passengers a year. DFW provides nonstop service to 148 domestic and 52 international destinations worldwide. For five consecutive years, DFW has ranked in the top five for customer service among large airports worldwide in surveys conducted by Airports Council International. For the latest news, real-time flight information, parking availability or further details regarding the many services provided at DFW International Airport, visit www.dfwairport.com or download the official DFW Airport mobile app for iOS, Android or Blackberry devices.

(re)defining DFW International Airport
DFW International Airport's $2.3 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP) is (re)defining first class for this global gateway. For the latest details regarding TRIP, log on to www.dfwairport.com/redefine.

Follow DFW International Airport On:
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SOURCE DFW International Airport

[tamtagon]

...DFW International Airport is the fourth busiest and the highest capacity airport in the world, with seven runways, five terminals and 155 active gates. ... DFW is also building on its future with a seven-year, $2.3 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP) designed to modernize the Airport's original four passenger terminals.

I didn't know DFW is the highest capacity airport in the world, though not surprised.

DFW Airport adds 200th destination
Mar. 07, 2013

BY ANDREA AHLES

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03...#storylink=cpy

... DFW served 4.65 million passengers in January, up 6.8 percent from January 2012. The increase came when American Airlines added back capacity as it works through its bankruptcy restructuring. American reported a 5 percent increase in passengers in January, with 3.9 million travelers. Low-cost carriers increased their DFW traffic by 31.2 percent to 516,082 as Spirit Airlines added several destinations in the past year. With the addition of Emirates Airlines and Cayman Airways, international passengers have also increased, up 13.7 percent to 516,082 in January.

[homeworld1031tx]

Yup, 7 non-intersecting runways! A few airports have 6 non-intersecting, and I know O'Hare has 7 as well but some of them intersect at various points. However I think that airport is undergoing a runway remapping project. DFW is a very advanced airport - the FAA selected it to test their perimeter runway system a few years back, and we usually get the newest ATC technologies. We also have incredibly sexy fire trucks.

[Hannibal Lecter]

It's probably no longer true (if it ever was), but IIRC when the opened the third control tower no other U.S. airport had more than one.

[tamtagon]

Jeff Fegan has done a fantastic job building a facility to make DFW a true Global Portal. Hopefully his successor will be equally successful to fill the airport's capacity. With the amount of dept the airport has, increasing usage of the airport is mandated.

I still don't think oneworld can come close to meeting the passenger volume needs of the facility. I also don't think regional residents should continue to be exposed to the higher travel costs that comes from a situation like that. The airport should strive to achieve a competitive balance with oneworld and Skyteam.