{"product_id":"new-denver-airport-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289065782","title":"New Denver Airport: Impact of the Delayed Baggage System: RCED-95-35BR","description":"Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the delayed opening of the new Denver International Airport, focusing on: (1) the problems with the baggage handling system that delayed the airport's opening; (2) the added costs resulting from the delay; and (3) whether the new airport's expected revenues will cover facility operating costs and debt. \u003cbr\u003e GAO found that: (1) the airport's automated baggage handling system has serious mechanical and software problems and has not passed any of the tests necessary for certification; (2) the airport plans to install an alternative, conventional baggage handling system while the contractor modifies the new system to correct these problems; (3) the alternative baggage system is expected to cost about $51 million; (4) although Denver airport officials believe that an alternative system can be completed by the airport's February 1995 opening date, the airport cannot open until it has an operating baggage system; (5) it is uncertain whether the automated baggage system will eventually serve the entire airport or work in conjunction with the conventional system; (6) since January 1994, the airport's deficit has grown between $18 million and $19 million monthly because revenues generated from the neighboring airport have been insufficient to cover the new airport's construction costs; (7) the total cost of the airport's delayed opening will be about $360 million if the airport opens in February 1995; (8) the new airport should be able to meet its financial obligations if the forecasted number of enplanements are realized and if cost estimates are correct; and (9) the Denver airport should be able to meet the airline industry's user fee cap if current traffic, revenue, and cost projections are accurate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1289065780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781289065782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.12d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873004269823,"sku":"9781289065782","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-denver-airport-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289065782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}