The airport is planning to "right-size" the terminal for over a billion dollars, probably nearing two billion dollars. It does nothing to enhance the airline operations (e.g. no new gates, no new jet-bridges, no new ramp space). It builds a new portion of the terminal where no one wants to spend any extra time, pre-security.

No one would argue to build the airport to what it is today, but it makes no sense to spend over a billion dollars to save 400 million in preventative maintenance costs. The cost per enplanement will remain where it is today or higher if we do this project, if we went with no terminal "right-sizing" the costs would drop dramatically for the airlines and make the cost to us passengers cheaper. The current Airport CEO wants to build this terminal and then leave Pittsburgh, lets not be left with a broken legacy!