Airport Experience® News - Food & Beverage Issue 2023

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SPOKANE’S NEW DIRECTION GEG Sets Sights On Expanded Terminal, Upgraded Concessions

BY SARAH BEL ING

iting a need for expanded facilities amid increased tourism, Spokane International Airport (GEG) is

renovations as well as upgrades and replacements to restrooms, lighting, escalators, elevators, and concession areas. GEG’s demand for additional passenger infrastructure in the CConcourse was clear as early as a decade ago, according to CEO Larry Krauter. “After the Great Recession, we began to see traffic increase in 2012-2013,” says Krauter. After creating a concept for the terminal with the help of consulting firm RS&H , the team at GEG brought on veteran aviation architects Alliiance in 2018 to finalize plans for the project.

Above: Growth that began a decade or more ago prompted Spokane International Airport to embark on its Terminal Expansion and Renovation (TREX), the first phase of which is a 144,000-square foot addition to the C Concourse.

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extending its reach through a large-scale augmentation known as the Terminal Renovation and Expansion (TREX) program. The project’s first phase —which began construction in August 2022 and is expected to be completed by 2025 — is a $150 million, 144,000-square foot addition to the airport’s C Concourse that includes new gates, loading bridges, ticket counter positions, LEED-certified mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure

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