It’s not a remodel or expansion, but an entirely new airport. The $4.1 billion rebuild was funded with airport user fees and bonds - not taxpayer dollars - and marks the first major hub airport replacement built in the 21st century. I’m on the tour of the new The size, scope, design and the artwork is just WOW #utpol #slcairport #utah /OY8rVyDjXY- Katie McKellar August 27, 2020 “With all the support of all of our carriers. “After consulting with Delta, the answer from Atlanta was, ‘Put your foot on the gas pedal,” Wyatt said. But the commitment from Delta, which calls Salt Lake City home to its fourth-largest hub, and the other airlines was clear.

“A few months ago, when the depth of the economic challenges associated with COVID-19 became apparent, I’ll admit to feelings of concern about the future of this project,” Wyatt said. Though air travel is beginning to pick back up, the pandemic has been the “single biggest financial hit to the commercial aviation industry in history,” Wyatt said, and it brought doubts of whether the new airport would finish on time. Just one month later, when COVID-19 hit, that tally spiraled to barely 1,500, according to airport officials. In February, before COVID-19 landed in Utah, Salt Lake City International Airport saw a record high 30,000 passengers each weekend. Yet airport officials are hopeful the air industry will weather the current challenges brought on by the pandemic, and they’re hopeful the new Salt Lake airport will rise to meet those challenges as well as future growth. The unveiling of the “New SLC” comes after more than two decades of planning, but at a strange and trepidatious time for air travel as COVID-19 continues to grip the world.

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