Air travel is up big time
at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. One reason is that
many airlines are now offering expanded services to new destinations,
and that has Terminal 2 quickly outgrowing its space.
On Monday, the
Metropolitan Airports Commission will get the first look at just how
fast it’s growing and the proposed plans to fix the problem.
Airlines are gearing up
for their busy holiday season. In the past several months, Sun Country,
Spirit Airlines and Southwest have all expanded their service at
Terminal 2. The demand is there, but there’s not enough room.
Terminal 2 is reaching a crucial point where it can’t fit all of the new flights, with only 10 gates currently available.
On Monday, the
Metropolitan Airports Commission will hear three options for what to do.
The first option is to do nothing, although a memo released by the MAC
says that would lead service to grow worse as demand increases.
The second option is to
relocate excess flights at Terminal 2 over to Terminal 1. The problem
with that option is that Terminal 1’s lobby, parking, and curbside
drop-off facilities are already congested.
The third option, which
is preferred by the commission, is to expand the gates at Terminal 2.
That would also accomplish the ultimate plan of moving all airlines
other than Delta over to Terminal 2.
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