One of the first Virgin Atlantic flights landed Wednesday afternoon and passengers on board say it was smooth, but their experience at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was far from it.
One passenger even addressed the problem at the press conference saying, "You say that Austin is a big growing city which is fantastic. How is the airport growing to accommodate that and will you build any more baggage carousels for international arrivals?"
"We currently have a $4 billion capital program that will take us about ten years to complete, but as we've seen the recovery of international traffic and the growth, there are plans so we'll be on that," said Patel.The airport briefly issued a fuel storage notice a few months ago causing flights to be diverted or asked to fill up before coming into Austin.
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