Trump pushes $22 billion Dulles Airport overhaul near Washington
What's new: The plan would replace Dulles' mobile lounges with expanded rail links and new concourses.
President Donald Trump is backing a $22 billion overhaul of Dulles International Airport near Washington as part of a broader push to remake the nation's capital. The proposal would phase out the airport's long-used mobile lounges, known as "people movers," and replace them with a larger train system and additional concourses. Dulles has used the vehicles since opening in 1962 to move passengers from the terminal to aircraft stands. Travelers interviewed by the BBC said the airport needs modernization, even as some described the mobile lounges as nostalgic. The project is framed as part of Trump's wider effort to beautify Washington.