Salt Lake International Airport Development Thread - Page 95

N830MH · #**1881** Posted **Oct 25, 2024, 8:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Paniolo Man

Here is the current phasing:

More gates for the next two years.

Actually, I received my message from SLC Facebook private message.

They will open up 5 more gates in 2025. But no more concessions until 2026. This is all!

RC14 · #**1882** Posted **Oct 26, 2024, 12:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Paniolo Man

Photos from the Airport's Facebook!

I get that the Allosaurus is our state dinosaur but a Utahraptor would have been cooler.

Just saying.

delts145 · #**1883** Posted **Nov 2, 2024, 1:06 PM**

Somehow I probably missed a previous explanation of this. Since I haven't been through the SLC Airport yet, could someone please clear this up for me? How does the previously opened River Tunnel relate to the now open Central Tunnel? The media seems to just confuse the issue between the two. Is there some sort of break between the two tunnels or is the 'Central Tunnel' just the completion of the previously opened in April 'River Tunnel'?

billbillbillbill · #**1884** Posted **Nov 2, 2024, 1:19 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by delts145

Somehow I probably missed a previous explanation of this. Since I haven't been through the SLC Airport yet, could someone please clear this up for me? How does the previously opened River Tunnel relate to the now open Central Tunnel? The media seems to just confuse the issue between the two. Is there some sort of break between the two tunnels or is the 'Central Tunnel' just the completion of the previously opened in April 'River Tunnel'?

The river tunnel is the central tunnel. It was completed in April but not open for public use until last week.

wrendog · #**1885** Posted **Nov 17, 2024, 11:05 PM**

New airline coming to SLC. WesJet finally entering the market with a flight to Edmonton

TheWireRedux · #**1886** Posted **Dec 4, 2024, 11:33 PM**

Delta opened their new pilot training facility, which will have all SLC, LAX, SEA and MSP flight crews train there instead of having to go all the way to ATL. Currently has the 330 and 350 sims and will be adding a 737 sim in the spring and has space for six additional sims in the future. Great to have Delta continuing to invest this level of infrastructure here.

https://news.delta.com/delta-debuts-new-pilot-training-facility-salt-lake-city

mhays · #**1887** Posted **Dec 5, 2024, 1:08 AM**

Do you think SLC is going to be a substantially bigger hub over time?

It did an impressive 27,000,000 passengers last year, vs. some major league city airports that did half that. The airport's last master plan predicted about 37,000,000 in 2037, a bit faster than population growth.

Do you think it might exceed that? Maybe closer competition to DEN?

Paniolo Man · #**1888** Posted **Dec 5, 2024, 1:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by mhays

Do you think SLC is going to be a substantially bigger hub over time?

It did an impressive 27,000,000 passengers last year, vs. some major league city airports that did half that. The airport's last master plan predicted about 37,000,000 in 2037, a bit faster than population growth.

Do you think it might exceed that? Maybe closer competition to DEN?

The airport master plan also explains that due to the geographical constraints posed by the Salt Lake Valley, even with significant improvements to the runways and approach patterns, expansion beyond 1800 Aircraft Operations (~37,000,000 passengers) is not possible. I predict that if passenger counts ever approach that point you'll see a plateau at SLC and rapid growth in Ogden and Provo.

Paniolo Man · #**1889** Posted **Jan 14, 2025, 10:17 PM**

A few photos from this morning:

North Concourse Phase 4:

B Concourse Plaza:

(The "Northern Light" art seems much larger in person)

Central Tunnel:

A wall in the Central Tunnel bears a quote from my favorite author:

Boz · #**1890** Posted **Jan 14, 2025, 11:38 PM**

N830MH · #**1891** Posted **Jan 23, 2025, 4:24 PM**

Wow! So beautiful! Thanks for posting the photo and sharing it with us. Keep up the good work and keep it going.

TheWireRedux · #**1892** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 2:57 PM**

Some interesting comments from Ed Bastian. Summer schedules are coming out next weekend and it’s rumored to be quite a shakeup. Lots of underperforming intl flights from LAX are in discussion. Will be interesting to see if/how it affects SLC.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/202...-airlines-say-they-will-reduce-capacity/

TheWireRedux · #**1893** Posted **Mar 22, 2025, 4:16 AM**

Delta adding a new SLC-Hawaii route with SLC-KOA. Only bummer is they are using 767-300ER without premium select, but still a great route to have running through SLC. Adds to existing Maui and Honolulu routes.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-air-lines-new-hawaii-flights/

locolife · #**1894** Posted **Mar 29, 2025, 7:12 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWireRedux

Some interesting comments from Ed Bastian. Summer schedules are coming out next weekend and it’s rumored to be quite a shakeup. Lots of underperforming intl flights from LAX are in discussion. Will be interesting to see if/how it affects SLC.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/202...-airlines-say-they-will-reduce-capacity/

An overall capacity reduction seems imminent, with the now growing likelihood of some economic slowdown combined with major government budget reductions, which will affect a lot of sectors unfortunately.

N830MH · #**1895** Posted **Apr 6, 2025, 9:49 PM**

All,

Please post new construction photos for me. I haven't check it out yet. So please posts a new SLC construction photos. Thank you for your understanding.

Paniolo Man · #**1896** Posted **Apr 7, 2025, 3:42 PM**

I got a few photos after my flight landed yesterday.

Reeder113 · #**1897** Posted **May 29, 2025, 9:20 PM**

Some aerial photographs released on the SLC Airport social media pages. These are large pics, so I hid them in spoiler tags.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Gw6vF37Th/?mibextid=wwXIfr

delts145 · #**1898** Posted **Jun 13, 2025, 7:20 PM**

.................mistake

wrendog · #**1899** Posted **Jul 11, 2025, 3:53 PM**

In shocking news, Delta announces a seasonal daily flight from SLC to Lima. Lasts for only 1.5 months. Guessing if it does well, it will be renewed

kjnslSLC · #**1900** Posted **Jul 11, 2025, 5:24 PM**

Likely no coincidence this very short window is during peak asparagus season in Peru, so this is basically a cargo flight schedule that Delta is willing to scrape any bonus revenue from passengers on, but I'm a fan of any reason to test a route and see if it has long term viability!