{"id":47754,"date":"2025-11-29T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/47754\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:11:21","slug":"how-the-new-terminals-opening-aids-pittsburgh-international-airports-2026-budget-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/47754\/","title":{"rendered":"How the new terminal\u2019s opening aids Pittsburgh International Airport\u2019s 2026 budget \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/pittsburgh-international-airport-terminal-opens.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newly opened $1.7 billion terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport<\/a> will have a near-immediate impact on the Allegheny County Airport Authority budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The 2026 operating budget is $154.1 million, less than the approved<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2024\/11\/15\/allegheny-county-airport-authority-budget.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 2025 budget of $156.4 million<\/a>. The actual amount expected to be spent by the authority in 2025 will be about $169 million, so the budget for 2026 is 9% less than that figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis told the board the reduction stemmed from not having to operate the 33-year-old landside terminal, which included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/airport-alstom-train-people-mover-pit.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">train between terminals<\/a> and a cranky baggage system, among other things. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/airport-terminal-opening-budget-meeting.html?ana=wpxi\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/airport-terminal-opening-budget-meeting.html?ana=wpxi\">Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p><a 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Overnight fire tears through Ben Avon home <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-dies-after-becoming-trapped-under-vehicle-uniontown\/AWMELGMEYJFQXIZKLSREDC55GM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man dies after becoming trapped under vehicle in Uniontown <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 The newly opened $1.7 billion terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport will have a near-immediate impact 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