During his annual state-of-the-nation address on September 2, 2014, President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto unveiled plans for a new international airport to ease the city's notorious air traffic congestion, tentatively slated for a 2018 opening. The new airport, which would have six runways, will cost $9.15 billion and would be built on vacant federal land east of Mexico City International Airport. Goals are to eventually handle 120 million passengers a year, which would make it the busiest airport in the world. COUNT 5
QSN1 When were the new plans of the airport revealed? ANS1 September 2, 2014 QSN2 When are the new plans supposed to come to fruition for the airport? ANS2 2018 QSN3 How many runways will be in the new airport? ANS3 six QSN4 How many passengers will the new airport be able to handle? ANS4 120 million QSN5 How much does the new airport cost? ANS5 $9.15 billion