Hot on the heels of one of the busiest Thanksgiving travel weeks ever at Orlando International Airport, plans have been filed with the Federal Government to add four new gates to the Airport's new $2.8 billion Terminal C that only opened back in September this year.
Airport officials say will increase passenger capacity at what is already one of the countries busiest airports already.
The airport has applied for $50 million from the Federal Aviation Administration's $5 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal Program for most of the project.
The application states that the money will go to the four new gates, eight new loading bridges, and more.
The project's improvements include making the building more accessible for people with disabilities and making the terminal more environmentally friendly.
Orlando International Airport's shiny new Terminal C Phase 1 was originally designed to include 15 gates, then eventually included an expansion with four additional gates due to increasing passenger numbers.
However, when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the airport in spring 2020, the airport paused the expansion, then later added the expansion back as airport traffic returned to pre-COVID levels, and now the filing has been submitted. the airport is aiming to get back on track with the four new gates.
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