Dulles Airport’s $22 billion makeover could hike passenger fees and incur taxpayer costs

President Trump's $22 billion plan to overhaul Dulles International Airport would retire its aging people movers and add new concourses and parking. Aviation analyst Robert Mann says the financing could push the fee airlines pay per passenger from about $10 today to more than $90 within a decade.

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