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Hello, my name Sean. I’m deaf.  I enjoy to read on Unbanplanet. I will post more pics later.  British Airways Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 landed last Sunday evening.  ( 2/L  7,704 feet long runway) 

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Airplane photos aren't really my cup of tea either, but may I humbly request we tone down the dramaticism a touch?  This is simply a case of a kind, sincere man who wants to share his photography with

markhollin
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NBJ with coverage of the new terminal: https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/01/20/nashville-international-airport-grand-lobby-photos.html Photos courtesy of Martin B. Cherry:

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Some saucy tidbits from the board minutes last month:

-24,307 average enplanements through mid January, which sustained would equal 8% growth over fiscal year 2019 traffic.

-Satellite concourse is way over budget based on current estimates. Like more than 33% over budget.

-TARI project is way over budget based on current estimates, nearly 30% over budget.

-Parking fees going up, again. Scumbags.

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smeagolsfree Gigalopolis

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15 hours ago, Chato_reyes said:

Some saucy tidbits from the board minutes last month:

-24,307 average enplanements through mid January, which sustained would equal 8% growth over fiscal year 2019 traffic.

-Satellite concourse is way over budget based on current estimates. Like more than 33% over budget.

-TARI project is way over budget based on current estimates, nearly 30% over budget.

-Parking fees going up, again. Scumbags.

Likely due to the increase in concrete prices.

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Just about every construction project starting since COVID is coming in over the estimated budget. Steel, Concrete, Wood have all been dramatically impacted. Not to mention the labor costs. On top of that we are talking about working on an International Airport so the security and skilled labor is different. 

I never park at the airport honestly, but I'm also not upset that the parking fees have increased. Terminal Parking 1 and 2 are less than 30 bucks a day and you are directly next to the terminal. The other garages are less than 20 bucks a day. To me that is very reasonable parking rates. Especially seeing as we are continually building more structured parking that is boxing in the terminal areas that will hamper any improvements of the pickup/drop off zone.

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3 hours ago, Bos2Nash said:

Just about every construction project starting since COVID is coming in over the estimated budget. Steel, Concrete, Wood have all been dramatically impacted. Not to mention the labor costs. On top of that we are talking about working on an International Airport so the security and skilled labor is different. 

I never park at the airport honestly, but I'm also not upset that the parking fees have increased. Terminal Parking 1 and 2 are less than 30 bucks a day and you are directly next to the terminal. The other garages are less than 20 bucks a day. To me that is very reasonable parking rates. Especially seeing as we are continually building more structured parking that is boxing in the terminal areas that will hamper any improvements of the pickup/drop off zone.

The problem with the parking is the rates go from $0 for 14 or 19 minutes all the way up to the daily rate. That's why the arrival lanes are a mess every day, it's not financially feasible to park for 45 minutes to pick someone up. Pre-pandemic, my family would greet me and we'd pay $4, maybe $8 to get out. When it went to $22 we said no more. It's also an extremely substandard product having to funnel down an escalator and go through what equates to the in door at a publix. Hourly rates and/or first 60 minutes free would make a world of difference in the arrival lanes. They're not interested in passenger experience, they're interested in making money. 

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markhollin Galactalopolis

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Plans for a new satellite concourse are being finalized. It will debut with the other changes in October 2023. 

Passengers will continue to enter through the main terminal and move through expanded security lanes before getting on a bus to the satellite concourse. 

The bus will pick up travelers outside gate C6 in the C concourse and take a roughly 4-minute ride to the new concourse. 

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2022/02/25/nashville-international-airport-construction-new-concourse-hanging-sculpture-planned/6909970001/

Rendering of satellite concourse:

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Does anyone know which airline(s) will use the satellite concourse? Hate to say it but I really want to avoid ever having to go to the satellite. We like to walk around BNA before our flight and already dislike having the two sides being temporarily cut off. If I get shuttled to a small satellite like this I might go a little crazy, especially if we get into one of those continual "your flight has been delayed... and delayed again... and delayed again..." sort of situations.

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18 minutes ago, glamdring269 said:

Does anyone know which airline(s) will use the satellite concourse? Hate to say it but I really want to avoid ever having to go to the satellite. We like to walk around BNA before our flight and already dislike having the two sides being temporarily cut off. If I get shuttled to a small satellite like this I might go a little crazy, especially if we get into one of those continual "your flight has been delayed... and delayed again... and delayed again..." sort of situations.

Hopefully long term they'll consider underground moving sidewalks and tram system like they've done at Dulles.

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Does anyone know which airline(s) will use the satellite concourse? Hate to say it but I really want to avoid ever having to go to the satellite. We like to walk around BNA before our flight and already dislike having the two sides being temporarily cut off. If I get shuttled to a small satellite like this I might go a little crazy, especially if we get into one of those continual "your flight has been delayed... and delayed again... and delayed again..." sort of situations.

There’s rumors that it will be Spirit/Frontier. Possibly as part of a major expansion since 8 gates is much more than they currently have. 

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