Updated 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21.
The estimated cost of the new, single-terminal KCI Airport is $300 million more than previously thought, officials said Thursday.
In addition to four more gates, the terminal building itself will be bigger, causing the cost to rise to between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion.
Aviation director Pat Klein assured the city council during an update that the airlines who use the airport —and who will ultimately be on the hook for the cost — support the increase.