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Airport History 1998 to 2003
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1998
US Airways establishes crew training base and begins
construction on new training facility.
1999
Plans are announced for the construction of regional
carrier concourse, Concourse E, and expansion of
Concourses A and D. |
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2000
Canadian Regional and Southeast begin service.
US Airways begins daily direct service to Paris and
Frankfurt. (Photo: Inaugural press event for US Airways
non-stop service to Frankfurt.)
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2001
US Airways opens a 46,000 square foot line
maintenance hangar. (Photo: US Airways line
maintenance hangar grand opening)
The nation's airspace is closed for the first time in
history on September 11th, grounding 115 aircraft
at CLT. |
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2003
United and US Airways announce code-share
agreement.
The Ticket Lobby is expanded providing 13 additional
ticketing counters and new security checkpoint.
Baggage Claim is expanded providing an additional
baggage carousel and international arrivals exit. |
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2003
US Airways begins direct service to Mexico City, San
Jose, Costa Rica and St. Kitts.
Concourse D, airport's international concourse,
completes a nine gate expansion.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport celebrates it's
20th anniversary. |
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