St. Louis Lambert International Airport

A city-appointed group assembled to evaluate proposals to privatize St. Louis' airport held hours of closed-door meetings involving topics that should have been discussed publicly, according to an attorney who disclosed newly released recordings and documents.

Officials at St. Louis Lambert International Airport are considering a plan that would build a new, single terminal to replace the airport’s two existing ones. Lambert officials are expected to submit the plan to the Federal Aviation Administration this year.

Lufthansa will begin operating nonstop flights to Frankfurt, Germany, next year.

The space in Terminal One is meant to make it easier for travelers to get a Real ID-compliant license.

The budget airline will begin offering nonstop flights out of St. Louis starting at the end of May.

Executives blame slow vaccine rollout and international travel restrictions for slowing down demand. Plus, federal payroll support for airline workers expires in early April.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport is expecting an uptick in travelers this holiday season, compared to earlier in the pandemic. But overall traffic will still be down considerably from a year ago.

Last week, supporters of a plan to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport announced they would withdraw the initiative set for city ballots this November. A week later, two of the major entities behind the privatization push announced they had decided to part ways just one day before the announcement on the airport initiative.

After months of pushing airport privatization in St. Louis, the group behind a controversial ballot initiative wants it removed from the Nov. 3 ballot.

Last month, the Greater St. Louis Labor Council voted to oppose an airport privatization plan being pushed by the local carpenters union. Labor Council President Pat White explains why on "St. Louis on the Air."