Jacksonville Worldwide Airport teases new locations in Concourse B milestone

An enormous step ahead Friday morning for the Jacksonville Worldwide Airport’s Concourse B building venture, as airport officers laid the ultimate steel beam in what’s known as a “topping off” ceremony.

“When terminals A and C have been opened, they contemplated constructing Concourse B. However the economic system wasn’t the best on the time. They determined to place it off,” Jacksonville Aviation Authority president Mark Van Lowe defined. “So proper after 2008, they began fascinated with this. And once more, once I got here seven years in the past, it was on the drawing books, however we actually didn’t have the muscle to go ahead. We determined with the board’s approval to 1761330959 make it occur.”

The brand new concourse is anticipated to carry six new gates, new eating places, and buying choices for vacationers, whereas aiming to satisfy the rising journey wants of a rising metropolis.

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“Enlargement like this can add that sure proportion of flights, so it’s conducive for enterprise, conducive to those who need to reside right here, that need to journey, for pleasure,” JAA board chair David Hodges added. “It’s only a huge, huge win.”

Now the hope is that the Concourse B venture will probably be accomplished by Christmas of 2026.

The venture is anticipated to not solely carry new retail and eating choices for vacationers, however new locations as effectively.

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“American Airways is taking all these new gates. At the moment, American Airways doesn’t want all these gates. So in case you put two and two collectively. We predict that’s huge information for American, which is our primary service now in Jacksonville,” Van Lowe teased. “I might like to see Caribbean and Mexico [destinations added] instantly.”

JAA leaders mentioned they’d additionally like so as to add flight choices to Seattle and San Francisco, amongst different locations.

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