Trump announces two-year, $22 billion Dulles airport renovation

Published July 29, 2026 3:43pm ET | Updated July 29, 2026 4:10pm ET



President Donald Trump announced a massive two-year, $22 billion plan to renovate Washington Dulles International Airport, including nixing its “people mover” mobile lounges, on Wednesday.

“It’s considered one of the worst airports anywhere in the world,” Trump said in the Oval Office, where United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and ​Transportation Secretary ​Sean Duffy joined him. “We’re going to make it maybe the best with some hard work and some good thought process.”

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