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Bloomberg
21-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Charlotte Taps Munis for $307 Million to Revamp Booming Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina, is booming with new residents, rising air traffic and a swelling economy. Now, the city is turning to the municipal bond market to make sure its airport can keep up. On Wednesday, the city plans to issue $307 million of airport revenue bonds to support a major expansion at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the only large hub facility in the Carolinas. The funds will help finance construction of the airport's Fourth Parallel Runway and a renovation of Concourse D.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Airline to add direct flights from Charlotte to UAE on plane that will be unique to CLT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A new airline will provide Charlotte passengers service to the United Arab Emirates. Charlotte Douglas International officials announced Friday that Etihad Airways is scheduled to join the airport next May as its fourth international carrier, but first with direct service to the city of Abu Dhabi and the Persian Gulf region. Real ID enforcement takes off Wednesday at Charlotte airport and across Carolinas The airline says the new route will operate four times per week on Etihad's flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 303-seat plane will offer business and economy cabins, with connections across the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and Asia. This will mark the first scheduled service by this style of Boeing aircraft in CLT history. 'Etihad's arrival is a milestone for CLT as we continue expanding our global reach,' said Haley Gentry, CEO of Charlotte Douglas. 'This new route opens the door to the Middle East and beyond, providing our passengers with greater access to international destinations and strengthening Charlotte's role as a key gateway for global travel.' Passengers will also benefit from U.S. Customs Preclearance in Abu Dhabi, allowing them to arrive in Charlotte as domestic travelers for a seamless entry. CLT officials say international travel in Charlotte has grown substantially in recent years. In 2024, the airport reportedly saw a 13% rise in international passenger traffic, increasing from 2.1 million in 2023 to 2.4 million. Charlotte Douglas was sixth busiest airport in the world in 2024: Rankings Tickets for the Charlotte–Abu Dhabi route are on sale now at Etihad is the first international airline to launch service at CLT since 2018, when Volaris began nonstop flights to Guadalajara, Mexico. This expansion makes Charlotte Etihad's sixth U.S. destination, joining New York, Chicago, Washington, Boston, and the upcoming Atlanta route, which launches on July 2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Latest Charlotte airport change is aimed at getting passengers through security faster
Charlotte's airport is opening another security checkpoint after the weekend to provide a faster experience for passengers traveling through the busy airport, CLT announced Friday. The Transportation Security Administration Checkpoint 2 will be ready for limited passenger screenings on Monday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The checkpoint will be fully operational on Wednesday. The screening lanes were also expanded at the airport. There are currently 17 lanes and with the new project, CLT will have 21 lanes — 11 of which are automated screening lanes. TSA expects to process 600 more passengers per hour. Checkpoint 2 is part of plan to combine five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones. After opening, the airport is permanently closing Checkpoint A. All concourses and gates will be accessible from any security checkpoint, according to Charlotte Douglas. The project is part of the airport's $608 million Terminal Lobby Expansion plan, which began in 2019. It added 175,000 square feet to the lobby and renovated 191,000 square feet of existing space. The lobby expansion is part of Destination CLT, an initiative to renovate and expand the facility. The total capital investment is $4 billion. Checkpoint 2 is at the center of the terminal lobby and will be the main screening location for TSA PreCheck and flight crews. Airport employees will use all three checkpoints for work. According to the TSA, anything over 35,000 passengers is a busy day at Charlotte's airport, while anything over 40,000 is 'very busy' and 45,000 is 'extremely busy,' The Charlotte Observer previously reported. TSA's standard is to get people through a security line in about 30 minutes or less. In 2024, over 58.8 million passengers traveled through CLT. Of that total, 13% (18 million) used the terminal lobby for arrivals and departures. Charlotte Douglas broke the 2023 record of 53.4 million last year. CLT is the seventh busiest airport in the world for arrivals and departures, according to Airports Council International. The majority of these passengers are served by American Airlines, which accounts for about 90% of flights. Charlotte Douglas is the second largest hub for the Fort Worth, Texas-based company. The Charlotte airport is planning to add more terminal lobby improvements. This includes three additional automated exit lanes in the ticketing area and two new carousels in the baggage claim area, bringing the total to eight. Work is underway to renovate Concourses D and E. This includes upgrades to restrooms and flooring. The airport expects to complete Concourse D renovations by fall 2026 and spring 2027 for Concourse E. For airfield operations, Charlotte Douglas commissioned its North End Around Taxiway project in January. Construction for the $253-million project began in 2021. CLT is also working on a fourth parallel project, which is in the early stages. The $1 billion project is scheduled to open in fall 2027.
