American Airlines to invest $4 Billion to DFW Airport
FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
[{'start': '0.120', 'end': '5.680', 'text': 'American Airlines expands its presence'}, {'start': '3.200', 'end': '8.720', 'text': 'at DFW airport. The changes just'}, {'start': '5.680', 'end': '12.000', 'text': 'announced could make DFW the largest'}, {'start': '8.720', 'end': '13.920', 'text': 'airline hub in the world. Good evening,'}, {'start': '12.000', 'end': '16.880', 'text': "I'm Clarice Tinsley. American Airlines"}, {'start': '13.920', 'end': '19.600', 'text': 'agreed to invest $4 billion to double'}, {'start': '16.880', 'end': '22.560', 'text': "the capacity of Terminal F. Fox 4's"}, {'start': '19.600', 'end': '25.039', 'text': 'Lorie Brown has the story. The North'}, {'start': '22.560', 'end': '27.279', 'text': 'Texas economy anchored by the great'}, {'start': '25.039', 'end': '29.039', 'text': 'cities of Dallas and Fort Worth is'}, {'start': '27.279', 'end': '32.480', 'text': 'booming.'}, {'start': '29.039', 'end': '35.120', 'text': 'DFW airport just last month was'}, {'start': '32.480', 'end': '37.360', 'text': 'reaffirmed as the third busiest airport'}, {'start': '35.120', 'end': '39.760', 'text': 'in the world. The slowing national'}, {'start': '37.360', 'end': '42.239', 'text': 'economy is not slowing down any plans at'}, {'start': '39.760', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'DFW International Airport. While the'}, {'start': '42.239', 'end': '47.280', 'text': 'national economy may see some softening'}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '50.800', 'text': 'demand in the near term, we continue to'}, {'start': '47.280', 'end': '54.079', 'text': 'project significant long-term growth in'}, {'start': '50.800', 'end': '55.600', 'text': 'passenger traffic at DFW for decades'}, {'start': '54.079', 'end': '56.600', 'text': 'ahead.'}, {'start': '55.600', 'end': '59.680', 'text': 'In'}, {'start': '56.600', 'end': '62.320', 'text': 'fact, due in large part to American, we'}, {'start': '59.680', 'end': '65.119', 'text': 'expect to hit 100 million passengers'}, {'start': '62.320', 'end': '67.600', 'text': 'annually annually before the end of this'}, {'start': '65.119', 'end': '69.280', 'text': 'decade. Airport CEO Shawn Donahghue says'}, {'start': '67.600', 'end': '71.880', 'text': 'that is why accelerating construction'}, {'start': '69.280', 'end': '75.680', 'text': 'and expanding Terminal F is so critical.'}, {'start': '71.880', 'end': '79.200', 'text': 'Together, we will build a total of 31'}, {'start': '75.680', 'end': '81.880', 'text': 'new gates, and it will be a standalone'}, {'start': '79.200', 'end': '84.400', 'text': 'unit terminal with a new parking'}, {'start': '81.880', 'end': '87.119', 'text': 'facility, passenger check-in lobby,'}, {'start': '84.400', 'end': '89.360', 'text': 'baggage services, security screening,'}, {'start': '87.119', 'end': '91.360', 'text': 'new roads and bridges. That means'}, {'start': '89.360', 'end': '93.360', 'text': 'passengers will not need to use Skylink'}, {'start': '91.360', 'end': '95.439', 'text': 'to access it. American Airlines will'}, {'start': '93.360', 'end': '97.840', 'text': 'occupy the entire terminal, which is the'}, {'start': '95.439', 'end': '100.960', 'text': 'biggest project since Terminal D opened'}, {'start': '97.840', 'end': '103.200', 'text': '20 years ago. This truly monumental'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '105.680', 'text': 'investment by American Airlines is going'}, {'start': '103.200', 'end': '108.320', 'text': "to further elevate what's already one of"}, {'start': '105.680', 'end': '111.360', 'text': "the world's leading airports. 8.1"}, {'start': '108.320', 'end': '113.840', 'text': 'million people now call North Texas home'}, {'start': '111.360', 'end': '115.840', 'text': 'and growing rapidly every single day.'}, {'start': '113.840', 'end': '118.079', 'text': 'Soon to be, by the way, passing the'}, {'start': '115.840', 'end': '120.320', 'text': 'Chicago metro region as the third'}, {'start': '118.079', 'end': '122.799', 'text': 'largest metro in the entire country.'}, {'start': '120.320', 'end': '125.119', 'text': 'American Airlines CEO Robert Isim says'}, {'start': '122.799', 'end': '126.960', 'text': 'the addition of 31 gates at DFW will'}, {'start': '125.119', 'end': '129.119', 'text': 'give it the path to becoming the largest'}, {'start': '126.960', 'end': '132.640', 'text': 'airline hub in the world. The city'}, {'start': '129.119', 'end': '135.440', 'text': 'fathers and mothers decades ago had the'}, {'start': '132.640', 'end': '138.800', 'text': 'smarts to get together to make sure that'}, {'start': '135.440', 'end': '140.360', 'text': 'we had the space to do something. They'}, {'start': '138.800', 'end': '142.800', 'text': 'invested in the'}, {'start': '140.360', 'end': '145.480', 'text': 'runways to actually have the largest'}, {'start': '142.800', 'end': '147.599', 'text': 'operation of of any airport in the'}, {'start': '145.480', 'end': '149.680', 'text': "world. Today we're talking about"}, {'start': '147.599', 'end': '151.760', 'text': 'investing in the facilities. The first'}, {'start': '149.680', 'end': '154.319', 'text': 'phase is expected to open in just two'}, {'start': '151.760', 'end': '157.120', 'text': 'years with the completion date set for'}, {'start': '154.319', 'end': '157.120', 'text': '2030.'}]