Is Airport Infrastructure Inadequate To Handle Growth?

LaGuardia Terminal B and C

New York LaGuardia’s Terminal B and C were modernized via public-private partnership.

Credit: LaGuardia Gateway Partners
The good news for the world’s airports is passenger numbers in 2025 were robust and expected to continue to grow at a brisk rate, if wars don’t disrupt the trend. The bad news is airport infrastructure may be inadequate to handle the growth. The foremost challenge is the cost of building and the...
Aaron Karp

Aaron Karp is a Contributing Editor to the Aviation Week Network.

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