The Port contributed $28.3 million for construction and $20 million for terminal and road improvements; this was drawn from a $3 ticket fee paid by travelers. Delta Airlines, Reno Air, and United Airlines opposed the use of ticket fees; they contended that the extension would only serve a small number of airline passengers. The FAA approved the funding in May 1999. Cascade Station Development, a private consortium of Bechtel and real estate developer Trammell Crow, provided $28.2 million for the project and $13.1 million for the construction of an interchange over I-205 and Airport Way. TriMet released $27.5 million for construction, which was funded by $30 million in bonds, and procured six new rail cars for $6 million each. Metro allocated $18 million from a regional transportation fund. $23 million came from tax increment bonds issued by the City of Portland.