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Calgary International Airport

I noticed construction walls have gone up, pre-security between air canada and westjet check in. Cant rmbr the contractor sign, but 100% an active construction zone. A new central security area??
 
Tothewest said:
I noticed construction walls have gone up, pre-security between air canada and westjet check in. Cant rmbr the contractor sign, but 100% an active construction zone. A new central security area??
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trtcttc said:
I wonder if there's any plans to do some of this work over the B gates closure, seems unlikely a roof repair would take 18 months. The entrance to B gates security is also boarded up. From the renderings, they were pretty far down the design and while waiting the "couple years" for Air Canada check-in to finish, COVID happened. They've also changed CEOs since then but it definitely makes sense to consolidate to a single, larger security area rather than operate 3 security lanes. YYZ and YVR, significantly larger airports operate 2 domestic security (and YYZ because they are physically separate buildings)

"The plan is to build the new screening area at concourse B where the temporary Air Canada check-in is currently. But the move will have to wait a couple of years until new check-ins for both Air Canada and WestJet are completed, Sartor said."
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Speculated on this a few pages back. Hopefully they take advantage of this time instead of building back the same facilities.
 
trtcttc said:
Speculated on this a few pages back. Hopefully they take advantage of this time instead of building back the same facilities.
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That would be nice. But I don't think YYC has the capital to significantly change/improve the concourse outside of the repairs covered by insurance.
 
Found some info here from August, looks like it's happening in anticipation of some federal funding mechanism.... https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/C...703/br-external/CalgaryAirportAuthority-e.pdf

"This new area will replace the three existing pre-board screening points at Concourses A, B, and C with CATSA+ screening equipment to handle current and projected demand. The proposed centralized screening area with 9 automated C+ screening lanes will significantly boost capacity by 45%, accommodating up to 950 more passengers per hour during peak times. The total project cost of $52 million includes constructing a modern, efficient screening checkpoint with advanced technology to manage increasing passenger traffic in a safe and efficient manner. With demand for outbound domestic pre-board screening forecasted to reach 2,050 passengers per hour in 2028, YYC requires nearly double the current capacity."

This will certainly enhance retail performance, with all domestic passengers entering the secure area within a given space....likely see that massive glass wall come down
 
Tothewest said:
Found some info here from August, looks like it's happening in anticipation of some federal funding mechanism.... https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/C...703/br-external/CalgaryAirportAuthority-e.pdf

"This new area will replace the three existing pre-board screening points at Concourses A, B, and C with CATSA+ screening equipment to handle current and projected demand. The proposed centralized screening area with 9 automated C+ screening lanes will significantly boost capacity by 45%, accommodating up to 950 more passengers per hour during peak times. The total project cost of $52 million includes constructing a modern, efficient screening checkpoint with advanced technology to manage increasing passenger traffic in a safe and efficient manner. With demand for outbound domestic pre-board screening forecasted to reach 2,050 passengers per hour in 2028, YYC requires nearly double the current capacity."

This will certainly enhance retail performance, with all domestic passengers entering the secure area within a given space....likely see that massive glass wall come down
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950 more per hour, does that get them to 2050? Or are they ahead of that?
 
CalgaryTiger said:
950 more per hour, does that get them to 2050? Or are they ahead of that?
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Probably right about that. They said at the end "require nearly double the current capacity" so if 2050 is double, currently they can screen 1025. The numbers seem a bit cherry picked since that 2022/2023 were the post-covid recovery times and wait times were longer globally. I support a centralized screening because its more efficient and a better experience but wait times at YYC are very reasonable whenever I've flown or dropped someone else off at the airport. Also never seen all 10 lanes in A/B/C all open at the same time so facility capacity likely wouldn't be the cause of any slowdown anyways.
 
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