This soil subsidence prompted an addition of another underground sewage pipe at a cost of $7.5 million.
The latest delay was caused by a 2,000-foot section of the main 12" sewage pipe sinking into the shifting Louisiana "gumbo soil". The opening date has been postponed three times, to to May 15, 2019. You may unsubscribe at any time.įast forward five and a half years later: Construction costs have increased to $1.029 billion. In 2017, nonstop flights to Europe commenced for the first time since the early 1990s as British Airways and Condor launched direct flights to London and Frankfurt respectively.īy signing up, you will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our privacy policy. The increase in new airlines and dots on the map added has been equally dramatic. In 2018, the airport is up 14 percent in total passengers year-to-date. Passenger enplanements have grown 35% since 2010, setting an all-time record with 12,009,512 total passengers served in 2017. It is reinventing itself via a diversifying economy as a center for high-tech, film and tv production, a bustling startup environment and a healthcare hub, coupled with the influx of a younger and even more diverse population.Īfter falling to record lows post-Katrina in 2006 to just over six million passengers a year, MSY's traffic and service have not only recovered but grown fast ever since. Though New Orleans' population has shrunk post-Katrina, the city has enjoyed a renaissance.
Since the Crescent City's airport's nadir as a shelter and staging area during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the city and its airport's fortunes have changed dramatically. Photo rendition courtesy of New Orleans Department of Aviation
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