Halifax Stanfield International Airport Developments

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The check-in area is finally getting upgraded!

$44.5 million airport upgrade to improve check-in experience
May 23, 2013 - 6:08pm BILL POWER BUSINESS REPORTER


The new check-in area of Halifax Stanfield International Airport will feature double-storey windows along the hall like those at the north end of the terminal.

Spacious and bright.

Uncluttered.

It’s unlikely these are the first words that come to the minds of travellers experiencing early-morning congestion while checking in at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

But these were some of the adjectives airport officials used Thursday to describe how the out-of-date check-in hall at the south end of the terminal will look and function next spring after a $44.5-million facelift.

“The passenger check-in experience and baggage-handling capacity will be dramatically improved,” Dean Bouchard, the airport’s director of infrastructure, said at a news conference.

Bouchard said the existing check-in hall, notorious for congestion in the morning and during peak travel periods like March break and Christmas, will retain its existing footprint at the terminal.

“But it will become wider, taller and much more efficient,” he said.

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