OTHER NEWS - July 28, 1994

Denver Airport to Open Without Baggage System Fixed: Officials have decided to open Denver International Airport before the problem-plagued automated baggage system is working, City Council members were told. The new plan calls for combining elements of the $193-million automated system with tags and carts like those now used at Stapleton International Airport and other air terminals. The new airport has become an embarrassment to Denver and a costly economic drain on the city, which originally envisioned the Manhattan-sized facility as a prized improvement that would vastly expand business and tourism.