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New Denver Airport: Impact of the Delayed Baggage System

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 14, 1994
Report No. RCED-95-35BR
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Summary:

The automated baggage handling system at the new Denver International Airport has been plagued by serious mechanical and software problems and has yet to successfully pass the tests necessary for it to be certified operational. In previous tests of the system, bags were misloaded, were misrouted, or fell out of telecarts, causing the system to jam. The contractor is making changes to the system to overcome these problems. However, the airport is installing an alternative, conventional baggage handling system that can be used until the automated system is operating. The alternative system is estimated to cost about $51 million. This briefing report discusses (1) problems with the baggage handling system that delayed the airport's opening, (2) the added costs resulting from the delay, and (3) the adequacy of expected revenues at the new airport to cover the cost of running the facility and to service its debt.

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