Airport, Continental agree: expansion continues..

Earlier today, I attended a long planned luncheon hosted by Friends of the Airport, in which the expansion of Terminal B at IAH was discussed.  The timing of course, came just as Continental was announcing its full scale of cutbacks.  Still, Richard Vacar, director of the Houston Airport Systems, said the long-planned expansion will continue.

The expansion is expected to take place over the course of the next five to seven years.  The terminal will mainly service Continental, including international routes, and some regional.

Vacar did say that he's had assurances from Continental that it would continue on with the planned expansion... despite of the cutbacks.  There were a few Continental folks in the room, and nobody jumped up and disagreed.  Vacar also said that he believes this shows Continental has a strong "long term outlook" of the Houston Airport System.  No one at the presentation had a chance to look at the specific cutback numbers before the presentation, but they did emphasis the continued confidence in the airline, and HAS.

Here's hoping the expansion will include more parking spaces.