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Jet bridges at Cleveland Hopkins Airport need to be replaced

With air travel soaring, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is on pace to see nearly ten million passengers come through the terminal this year. That’s near pre-pandemic levels. But headwinds remain on and off the airfield. Airport chief Robert Kennedy, kept on by new mayor Justin Bibb, is leaving as the city pushes forward with a $2 billion, 20-year terminal reconstruction plan he helped craft. 3News has learned the airport needs to replace many of its jet bridges - the accordion-like walkways that connect the terminal to planes. Some are a decade or more past their recommended lifecycle. “We've been putting money in it,” Kennedy told 3News recently. “Capital money that we get from the carriers are being used to rehab them until we can replace them, [Jet bridges] are way past their useful life.” A 2018 report obtained by 3News examined five jet bridges previously owned by American Airlines. The carrier unloaded the bridges to the airport for $1, Kennedy said. The report found the jet bridges were in bad shape and posed safety concerns because of “improper use and a lack of maintenance.” READ: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/loc...