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- Terminal 2 to close at Toronto airport
- Terminal fees increase at two LAX terminals
- DIA to undergo first major concourse expansion
Terminal 2 to close at Toronto airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 2 will close at 11:59 p.m. January 29. The terminal is currently used for traffic between Canada and the United States on Air Canada and United Airlines.
Beginning January 30, all flights that normally use Terminal 2 will begin using Terminal 1. Terminal 2 will be demolished over the next several years. Public access to the parking garage on the north side of Terminal 2 will also end January 29. That structure will be partly demolished over time.
Travelers who park in Terminal 2 for travel before January 30 may retrieve their vehicles from that same terminal up until 11:59 p.m. February 5. After that, vehicles will be moved from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 at no charge to the traveler.
For questions regarding these changes, please contact the Greater Toronto Airports Authority at 1-866-207-1690 or locally at 416-247-7678.
Sources: Toronto Pearson Today, Air Canada
Terminal fees increase at two LAX terminals
Last month the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners approved terminal fee increases at Terminals 1 and 3 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Airlines are calling the increases, which are slated to take effect February 1, as the largest in the history of the airline industry. The increases would double the maintenance fees charged to all airlines and would nearly quadruple the fees low-cost carriers pay the airport. LAX officials insist the fee increases are needed to cover costs and make updates to the dated airport.
It remains to be seen whether these fee increases will result in higher ticket prices, though LAX officials estimate the cost per boarded passenger will go from $4.19 USD to $9.89 USD in Terminal 1 and from $5.45 USD to $11.60 USD in Terminal 3.
Sources: Los Angeles Times
DIA to undergo first major concourse expansion
Denver International Airport (DIA) announced in mid December its intention of adding at least eight gates to the east end of concourse C. This $160 million USD project will be DIA’s first major concourse expansion since it opened in 1995. The original plan said expansion would be needed when annual passengers reached 50 million, which is the number officials are expecting when final 2006 passenger volume is calculated.
The airport has solicited bids for design and says construction will take three years. A new airport master plan is underway and expected to recommend terminal expansion to the south. That opening could coincide with the opening of an underground commuter rail station scheduled for late 2014.
Southwest has not said how many of the new C gates it will lease but has acknowledged it is pleased with DIA’s plans that will allow carriers to grow. It currently uses four gates on Concourse C, from which it serves nine cities via 32 departures a day. The low-fare carrier began service at DIA in 2006 and its planned growth is a key reason for the airport expansion.
In related DIA news, Frontier Airlines may expand its presence, a new United regional jet terminal should be completed in April, and plans for building a hotel next to the airport are being revisited.
Source: Denver Post
