This seems to be a sole source contract to a foreign company.  You cannot convince me that there are no US based/owned companies that could do this work and run the concessions.  Why is everyone so tolerant of US dollars going to Spain?  Why is everyone so tolerant of a sole source contract in the first place?  

And as someone mentioned I don't see how that $1.8B is going to be made back unless they charge the airlines a significant fee increase which will be passed along to we the flyers.  We are the ones that will pay for this.  And I don't personally see the need in such a new airport.