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Originally Posted by caligrad
people say " we need bigger terminals"
Why?? It takes FOREVER to get out of Denver, I hate ATL, its massive footprint isn't needed and other newer airports thought about the convenience of the planes but not the people. reason why it takes forever to get out of the worlds newest mega airports.
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Right now LAX needs more terminals, not necessarily bigger ones. Passenger space per capita is noticeably lower here compared to the other major airports around the country. While a very compact airport property, there's still quite a bit of room to construct new terminals; you're talking about approximately 30 new gates between the fully-built MSC and Terminal 0. Once that happens, LAX can begin a traditional style modernization program of rebuilding each terminal (e.g. JFK).
There are other explorable options:
1) Building a large satellite where the Remote West Gates facility is.
2) Move all parking off-site (as was the plan back in 2004) and replace the parking structures with retail and concessions. You'd essentially be extending the terminals to the people mover stations, which would create more room for new gates where the curbside check-in facilities are.
There's a way to fix everything, even supposed "lost causes" like LAX, if you use some creativity and imagination.