Letter: Sorry State of the Airports

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"Small Gains Are Observed by Engineers in Report" (news article, March 19), while doing a great job of highlighting the poor showing of a variety of United States infrastructure aspects, doesn't mention the pitiable D grade given to our aviation infrastructure. That New York's three major airports, for example, are ranked among the world's worst has real economic implications.

As commercial hubs, these airports have inefficiencies that have a ripple effect throughout the country, and their sorry state deters visitors from using them as gateways to our travel destinations. The world is in the midst of a global travel boom led by the expanding middle classes of China, Brazil and India. Unless we act now to overhaul our aging infrastructure, we will lose these travelers along with the windfall of jobs and tax revenues they provide.

Fortunately, the government doesn't have to pay the full tab. Private capital is ready to be invested through public-private partnerships that will create greater accountability and transparency, introduce innovation and competition, and help ensure on-time and on-budget completion, saving taxpayer dollars.

Infrastructure is a subject we can't afford to fail in. We also shouldn't settle for a D. We can do better.

JONATHAN M. TISCH
New York, March 20, 2013

The writer, chairman of Loews Hotels, is chairman emeritus of the U.S. Travel Association.

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