New Concourse at Dulles
On Tuesday, a new concourse opened at Dulles airport, adding another 15 gates to the “B” terminal, bringing the total number of gates at the airport to 128.
Dulles serves over 20 million passengers annually over 120 destinations. Over over 30 domestic and international airlines fly in and out of Dulles. Additionally, the airport annually handles 27 million pounds of mail and over 400 million pounds of cargo.
The expansion opens additional gates for JetBlue, Virgin America, and AirTran. Delta and American are scheduled to also use some of the new gates.
The new section of the B terminal is accessible via both the underground walkway and white “Mobile Lounges” (shuttles). In 2009, the new $1.3 billion AeroTrain project will replace most of the current shuttles between terminals.
One of DC’s favorite burger outlets, Five Guys, will open the new concourse, along with other dining and shopping concessions.
Images – terminal – Flickr, AeroTrain – WMAA website
_________________________________________________
1 Comment
[...] news will not sit well with frequent Dulles travelers, as Dulles Airport just opened an additional 15 gates, adding capacity to handle additional [...]