Denver Airport To Open Tunnels at Center of Conspiracy Theories
Summary
Denver International Airport plans to open its underground baggage tunnels as pedestrian walkways connecting three concourses. The tunnels have been famous for conspiracy theories, but the airport says they are regular baggage tunnels now being repurposed to improve passenger movement.Key Facts
- Denver International Airport will open tunnels to pedestrians as an alternative to the train system between concourses A, B, and C.
- The airport invested over $75 million to modernize its train system, including new train cars.
- The tunnels have inspired conspiracy theories about secret bunkers, aliens, lizard people, and hidden military bases.
- Airport officials say the tunnels are normal baggage-handling tunnels, not secret facilities.
- The airport has used the conspiracy theories in marketing campaigns that joke about UFOs and secret societies.
- A plaque with Masonic symbols and references to the "New World Airport Commission" sparked some conspiracy claims but is explained as art and a symphony reference.
- The airport’s CEO and Denver’s mayor emphasized that the new walkways aim to improve travel experience and address rumors by letting people see the tunnels up close.
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