For one thing, he said, the central baggage system in the proposed terminal would have taken baggage handling out of the hands of the individual airlines.

In 2002, the natural gas Pipeline to The West was completed, crossing the Shannon 25 km from the site of the proposed terminal.

De-Kastri is about 500 miles north of the proposed terminal at Perevoznaya Bay, an area that is home to an endangered species of leopard and other rare wildlife.

Their proposed terminal at Port Taranaki was highly controversial, and the plan was shelved in favour of an offshore terminal plan in mid 2009.

It transversed Cleveland from east to west, had a high level crossing of the Cuyahoga River Valley, and it was adjacent to the proposed terminal.

The Nickel Plate also provided a natural route to the proposed terminal for the Van Sweringen's rapid transit and the other traction lines.

Broadwater says that people concerned with safety should applaud the fact that its proposed terminal would be far offshore.

Community opposition to a proposed terminal in Long Beach, Calif., has also been fierce.

The proposed terminal, approved by a vote of 15 to 2, would be about four times bigger than the Quonset hut.

Mr. Smyth said the existing terminal would serve as an alternative entrance to the proposed terminal behind it and would have automated JetBlue ticket kiosks.