Not correct at MIA. All gates are unleased and assigned by the airport and the airlines pay on a per use basis with the fees based on aircraft size. New terminals are built using airport bonds with the airline(s) involved paying a drop in the bucket extra for special features that only they can use. The last leased gates at MIA disappeared when Eastern died in January 1991. This policy of unleased gates yields more money for the airport over the long term, allows new entrant carriers equal access to gates and facilities, and results in a higher bond rating by the bond underwriters. Jose Prize In a message dated 11/17/2004 3:45:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: Southwest seeing how the wind blows > Date: 11/17/2004 3:45:03 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: exatc@xxxxxxxxxx > Reply-to: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent from the Internet > > It seems as though you're correct about the airlines building their own > terminals. > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Mueller" <dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:05 AM > Subject: Re: Southwest seeing how the wind blows > > > >On Tuesday 16 November 2004 8:56 pm, Allan9 wrote: > >>AFAIK every air carrier airport in the country leases in one way or > >>another > >>their terminal and gates spaces. > > > >If my understanding is correct, the LAX terminals may be owned by the > >individual airlines. Terminal 2 for example is owned by Terminal 2, Inc., > >which is in turned owned by Northwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Air > >Canada. This recently became an issue since Virgin Atlantic wants > >modifications to Terminal 2 in order to handle the A380, but none of the > >terminal's owning airlines are in terribly great financial shape, and with > >no > >plans to operate the A380 themselves, are reluctant to fund the > >modifications. > > > >I would imagine that American owns Terminal 4, Delta owns 5, and United > >owns 7 > >and 8. > > > >-- > >David Mueller / MRY > >dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx > >http://www.quanterium.com >