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Old Posted May 18, 2006, 3:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn
^Its not a big deal. The new Western terminal is essential to making this expansion plan work. The 45 minute taxi time is for the planes on the far north runway to get to the existing terminals. The western terminal and gates will be much closer. Of course, if Elk Grove Village and Bensinville weren't being such annoying little bitches about western land purchases, we could have the new terminal, taxiways, and second new runway already under construction.
When the project becomes a boondoggle, and I think it will*, those 2 shitty little excuses for suburbs will be largely to blame.

* 1) delayed schedule -> escalating costs, 2) lack of perimeter taxiways, 3) freeloading, perpetually-near-bankrupt airlines.
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