{"id":20744,"date":"2022-01-25T03:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T03:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20744"},"modified":"2022-01-25T03:08:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T03:08:59","slug":"memphis-international-airport-to-open-new-concourse-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/tennessee\/memphis-international-airport-to-open-new-concourse-in-february\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Memphis International Airport to Open New Concourse in February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Memphis International Airport (MEM) will open its modernized\nB concourse on Tuesday, February 15. The first flight at the new concourse is\nscheduled to be a \u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00adDelta Air Lines flight arriving at MEM at 6:18 pm.\nDeparting flights will begin operations at the new concourse on Wednesday,\nFebruary 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the $245 million project nears completion, work continues\non concessions, retail, and airline operations space on the ground level.\nAirlines, restaurant and retail employees will also conduct training for their\nstaff in the coming weeks. Progress on the project has been slowed in recent\nmonths by COVID, workforce, and supply chain-related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The multi-year project features the modernization of the\nspine and east leg of MEM\u2019s B Concourse as well as consolidation of all\nairline, retail, and food\/beverage operations. The redesign includes the\naddition of wider corridors, moving walkways, larger boarding areas, higher\nceilings and increased natural lighting. The project also includes much-needed\nseismic upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting day for MEM, Memphis, and our\npassengers,\u201d said Michael Keeney, Chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport\nAuthority Board of Commissioners. \u201cWe are truly reinventing the Memphis travel\nexperience, and we can\u2019t wait to welcome our passengers on February 15.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Higher ceilings<\/li><li>Larger gate areas and wider corridors<\/li><li>Moving walkways<\/li><li>Increased natural lighting<\/li><li>New and enhanced restaurant\/retail options<\/li><li>Children\u2019s play area<\/li><li>Stage for live music in Rotunda area<\/li><li>Additional lounge areas<\/li><li>Additional charging stations<\/li><li>New air-conditioned jet bridges<\/li><li>All-new art program that includes 61 different\nartworks representing 62 artists, all of which are from or connected to\nMemphis.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The stem and southeast leg of the B Concourse\nwill be completely modernized and will house all airline, retail and restaurant\noperations.<\/li><li>The southwest leg will only be utilized for\ninternational arriving flights and was not redesigned during the first phase of\nmodernization.<\/li><li>There will be 23 gates available to airlines,\nwhich can accommodate about 6 million passengers, about 50% more traffic than\nMEM\u2019s pre-pandemic levels.<\/li><li>Continued long-term growth at MEM could facilitate\nanother modernization phase for the west leg of the B Concourse, which contains\nabout 15 more gates that could increase capacity to nearly 11 million annual\npassengers.<\/li><li>Ticketing\/check-in will continue in the A, B and\nC Terminals.<\/li><li>Security screening is not anticipated to change\nand will primarily be consolidated to B, although a second security checkpoint\nat C will also be available for periods of heavy traffic.<\/li><li>The A and C concourses will be closed but will\nbe retained for possible future use. The end of the C concourse will be removed\nin order to facilitate more efficient airline traffic to and from the B\nconcourse.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Budget details<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The modernization project and associated\nenabling projects are expected to cost approximately $245 million.<\/li><li>No local tax dollars will be used to fund the\nmodernization project \u2013the airport does not receive any local tax revenue.<\/li><li>Project funding will include general airport\nrevenue bonds, state and federal grants, passenger facility charges (PFCs) and\nother Authority capital funds.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers can learn more about the modernization project at\nwww.flymemphis.com\/modernization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis International Airport (MEM) will open its modernized B concourse on Tuesday, February 15. The first flight at the new concourse is scheduled to be a \u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00adDelta Air Lines flight arriving at MEM at 6:18 pm. Departing flights will begin operations at the new concourse on Wednesday, February 16. 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