Airport chief Randy Curtis said the new airport will do more than just expand the runways.
The capacity problem can be solved only by a new airport to serve the south-east.
The bigger impact from the new airport, therefore, is likely to involve cargo rather than people.
Kuala Lumpur's new airport, to open next year, is advertised as the biggest in the region.
Barack Obama takes charge this week at a time when many new airport-security measures are being introduced.
Ho Chi Minh City's new airport terminal has only just opened but is already close to capacity.
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Hodges said he has seen no evidence that the new airport will do anything to increase airline service.
Mr Johnson would like his legacy to be agreement on a vast new airport in the Thames estuary.
That's got more talk of a big new airport in the Thames estuary.
The NRDC filed a lawsuit challenging the FAA's approval of the new airport.
The company agreed to donate 4, 000 acres in the middle of one of its pine forests for a new airport.
The Natural Resources Defense Council argues that the new airport will destroy wetlands and hurt water quality in the Bay.
The government normally spends most of its budget on infrastructure, such as the new airport, roads, port facilities and environmental improvements.
The County Board of Supervisors, which is split three-to-two in favour of the new airport, is frequently paralysed by airport-related bickering.
These could include Mr Johnson's proposal to build a new airport east of London, partly on reclaimed land in the Thames Estuary.
The site under consideration for the new airport is a 23, 000-acre stretch of farmland 35 miles south of the Chicago city limits.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who also opposes expansion at Heathrow, has campaigned for a new airport in the Thames Estuary.
As we speak, American-made machinery is helping India improve its infrastructure, including the new airport here in Mumbai where I landed this morning.
Bob Marshall-Andrews said about 4, 500 people contacted him with concerns about the proposal to build a new airport on the marshlands in Cliffe.
Major upgrades to airports in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bloemfontein are complete, while Durban's new airport is set to open on 1 May.
Colin Matthews said a decision on new airport capacity was "urgent", because of competition from rival airports in Europe and the Middle East.
So does Dubai's spanking new airport, from which it took this correspondent just seven minutes to exit, including passport control, luggage pick-up and customs.
The saga of Berlin's new airport has turned into a national joke and a source of humiliation for a people renowned for being on time.
Lord Spicer, a former aviation minister, said the UK would have to "wait for...20 years for a new airport to be built in the Thames".
Last year Mr Fernandes wrote on his company website that a new airport by 2011 was a matter of life or death for AirAsia.
They have managed to persuade the north of the county (which contains 70% of the population) that the new airport will be good for jobs.
United, which uses Chicago as a hub, says it will not pay for a new airport, nor will it fly there if it is built.
Include a new airport tunnel to get business support and see to it that the tunnel's route does not require the destruction of a single home.
After all the horror stories about opening-day problems at the new airport, I was pleasantly surprised that it only took 20 minutes to get through customs.
Campaigners and opposing politicians have called for public money to be spent on a referendum to find out the level of support for a new airport.
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