{"id":259,"date":"2008-10-01T10:27:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T15:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/detroit-jfk-raleigh-indianapolis-airports-get-new-terminals\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T21:45:22","slug":"detroit-jfk-raleigh-indianapolis-airports-get-new-terminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/detroit-jfk-raleigh-indianapolis-airports-get-new-terminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit, JFK, Raleigh, Indianapolis airports get new terminals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cheapairfaresrdu\"<\/a>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n

When Detroit Metro<\/strong> opened its long-awaited North Terminal in the middle of September, it started a unique, two-month period of airport<\/a><\/strong> premieres. JetBlue Airways<\/strong> plans to open its Terminal 5 at its hub at New York\/Kennedy on October 22. Raleigh-Durham<\/strong> will open Terminal 2 on October 26. It replaces the 20-year-old American Airlines<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> Terminal, which has outlived its usefulness now that American no longer operates a hub in Raleigh. And on November 11, Indianapolis International<\/strong> will move the entire airport’s terminal operation to a new building nestled between its primary runways. The first to open, Detroit’s North Terminal<\/strong>, is designed for airlines<\/a><\/strong> that aren’t members of Skyteam, which are housed in the 6-year-old McNamara Terminal, home of Northwest Airlines<\/a><\/strong>. The city of Detroit will shutter and demolish the Smith and Berry terminals now that the new North Terminal has opened.\n<\/p>\n

MONEY MATTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The battle over fees around the continent:<\/strong> An interesting battle over fees and surcharges has broken out in Canada. Air Canada<\/strong> has dropped its second-bag fee of $25. Air Canada also has announced that it would "incorporate" its $20-60 fuel surcharges into its base airfares<\/a><\/strong> for domestic and transborder U.S. flights<\/a><\/strong>. But WestJet has one-upped Air Canada’s move by dropping its fuel surcharges altogether. (WestJet has never had a second-bag fee.) \u2026 But what happens in Canada apparently stays in Canada because bag fees continue to rise in the United States. Effective November 1, Frontier Airlines<\/strong> will charge $15 for the first checked bag. Elite frequent flier program members are exempt, however. Meanwhile, United Airlines<\/strong><\/a>, which started the whole baggage-fee game back in February, has upped its charges again. Beginning November 10, United will charge $50 to check a second bag.<\/p>\n

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