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Detroit airport replacing two terminals with one new

Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport will open its new North Terminal in a phased approach beginning this September, replacing and combining capacity from its older Smith and Berry terminals. With the exception of Sky Team carriers, all airlines that service the airport will use the North Terminal.

Once fully opened, the North Terminal will offer 26 gates and have the capacity to expand to a total of 31 in the future. While about four million passengers are expected to pass through the North Terminal in its first year of existence, it will be capable of handling up to seven million passengers a year.

The new terminal will improve traveler convenience with more ticketing stations, more efficient security checkpoints, and a centralized baggage system with updated screening technology.

Sources: Business Travel News, Ann Arbor (MI) Business Review

New O’Hare departure flight paths open

Two new air lanes recently opened for planes departing O’Hare International Airport. This change is intended to prepare airspace for the new parallel runways that are planned as part of the $15 billion expansion to take place over the next decade.

According to Federal Aviation Administration officials, increasing the southbound departure lanes from three to five is not expected to provide major benefits immediately in reducing delays, but is expected to help during some heavy traffic periods.

Source: Chicago Tribune