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Trump Announces Overhaul of Dulles International Airport, Plans to Replace 'People Movers'

President Trump announced plans to overhaul Dulles International Airport, criticizing its layout despite complimenting the terminal. The move follows a crash last month involving a mobile lounge that injured more than a dozen people. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a request for bids has been issued to replace the airport's "people movers." Officials have not provided a timeline for broader reconstruction.

01:10 AM, 12/03/2025Politics

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans a significant overhaul of Dulles International Airport in Virginia, criticizing the facility's layout while praising the terminal building.

"We’re also going to rebuild Dulles airport because it’s not a good airport. It should be a great airport, and it’s not a good airport at all," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting. "It’s a terrible airport. It was incorrectly designed with a good building. Actually it’s got a beautiful terminal."

Dulles International Airport, located in Chantilly, Virginia, roughly 25 miles outside Washington, D.C., serves millions of passengers each year. Its remote siting and unconventional layout have long drawn criticism from local travelers and planners.

Many complaints focus on the airport’s "people movers" — the mobile lounges that ferry passengers between the main terminal and aircraft. Last month, one of those mobile lounges was involved in a crash at Dulles that injured more than a dozen people, renewing calls for modernizing the system.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration has issued a request for bids to replace the mobile lounges. White House officials also noted that the president’s motorcade recently drove through the Dulles campus as part of an assessment of potential projects.

What comes next

Officials have not announced a timeline, scope or budget for a full airport overhaul. Airport authorities and federal agencies would likely be involved in planning, permitting and funding any major reconstruction. For now, the administration says it will pursue changes intended to improve passenger flow and safety.

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