Officials on board with new terminal at YYC
Posted Oct 10, 2014 2:07 pm.
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It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the new terminal to open at the Calgary International Airport.
The media were invited to tour the facility, which is expected to open in the fall of 2015.
Officials say the new international terminal paired with the new runway will provide the upgrades needed for 30 years.
Rick Erickson is the aviation analyst for the airport and said the building will be both efficient and beautiful.
“Calgary, I’ve seen the future,” he said. “Let me tell you from an air transport point of view it is simply stunning. The building, every superlative you have about passenger comfort in an airport terminal environment, this building has it.”
Some of the new features include heated floors for passengers, boards that run the length of the terminal that show all flight info as soon as you walk in, and double the security area for international flights.
The vice president of planning and engineering Marco Mejia said the project is a massive task.
“We have to coordinate 1,580 people every day, and we’re talking just workers, we’re not talking about anyone else on the overhead side,” he said. “It’s very complicated”.
The president and CEO of the Airport Authority, Garth Atkinson said it’s all a part of some lofty goals.
“We’re building for the future, Calgary is building for the future,” said Atkinson. “So when we open this facility we want this to be the premier airport hub in Canada”.
