Logan Airport Capital Projects

[Roxxma]

Departed 33L for MCI yesterday and had a great view:View attachment 35308

I really love this terminal. The red is such a contrast to staid Boston and we could use more of it. The new terminal at MCI is great. Walked off the plane to the scent of BBQ which is so very KCMO (we should NOT do the same thing with seafood in Boston…). Looking forward to experiencing more of it on the way out next week.

I am so glad that they've finally replaced those awful terminals at KMCI, last time I was there visiting family (about ten years ago), once I got beyond security in one of the old ring terminals, there was almost nothing in the form of amenities. At that time I was flying to DFW on AA and at the gate I departed from there was one restaurant/bar that served both post and pre security and had a shared kitchen/backroom area. The only positive to it was that because each security checkpoint only served a few gates (maybe two or three?), there was almost never a wait.

 

[atlantaden]

Speaking of the new Kansas City airport (KCI) terminal (with their glass jetways, I have to say I freakin love glass jetways! European airports have had them for years, even many cruise ship terminals have them! The pics I posted are from jetways in Barcelona, and the cruise terminal boarding ramp in Ft Lauderdale. The new Kansas City Airport terminal has all glass jetways. So, so wish the new Terminal E addition had installed glass jetways. Would have been a unique, and very classy boarding and deplaning experience to what’s looking like a spectacular addition to Terminal E.

America Turns to the Clear Alternative to Steel Sided Jet Bridges – AirlineGeeks.com

With new construction projects revitalizing airports across the United States, the call for more modernizations or “European-style” structures has resulted in more glass and steel replacing the concrete and brick-heavy terminals of the past. However, some airports across the country have...

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[HelloBostonHi]

 

[BosMaineiac]

Speaking of the new Kansas City airport (KCI) terminal (with their glass jetways, I have to say I freakin love glass jetways! European airports have had them for years, even many cruise ship terminals have them! The pics I posted are from jetways in Barcelona, and the cruise terminal boarding ramp in Ft Lauderdale. The new Kansas City Airport terminal has all glass jetways. So, so wish the new Terminal E addition had installed glass jetways. Would have been a unique, and very classy boarding and deplaning experience to what’s looking like a spectacular addition to Terminal E.

America Turns to the Clear Alternative to Steel Sided Jet Bridges – AirlineGeeks.com

With new construction projects revitalizing airports across the United States, the call for more modernizations or “European-style” structures has resulted in more glass and steel replacing the concrete and brick-heavy terminals of the past. However, some airports across the country have...

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The Flynn Cruise Terminal also has a glass boarding bridge

Edit: that pic is the old one. Here’s the current bridge: https://www.adelte.com/project/boston-raymond-l-flynn-black-falcon-cruise-terminal/

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Call me a fan - what a great swoop of exciting architecture, so badly needed at Logan. Wasn’t open yet tho.

 

[Equilibria]

Call me a fan - what a great swoop of exciting architecture, so badly needed at Logan. Wasn’t open yet tho.

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My only criticism is that there isn't and will never be any architectural conversation between this and the rest of the airport. I don't love the Idlewild "World's Fair" look where the airport is just a sculpture garden.

If I thought there was any chance of extending the red swoops to the rest of E and the C connector in the future (at least) I'd call it a 100% win.

 

[mass88]

My only criticism is that there isn't and will never be any architectural conversation between this and the rest of the airport. I don't love the Idlewild "World's Fair" look where the airport is just a sculpture garden.

If I thought there was any chance of extending the red swoops to the rest of E and the C connector in the future (at least) I'd call it a 100% win.

If nothing else, rebuilding the existing E gates, referring to E1-9, to match the expansion would be a big win. That would really open up the gates areas with higher ceilings and larger windows. Would go a long way to improving he overall feel. E-10-12 doesn't need to be touched since Massport did a nice expansion/rebuild a few years ago.

I am awaiting when Massport will provide any sort of update on phase 2 of the E expansion - is it going to happen and if so, when will it start?

 

[Equilibria]

This was posted at a.net over the weekend:

Boston Aviation - 2023 - Page 4 - Airliners.net

I had dinner tonight with the Director of Sales for Delta in Boston and he outlined a few things I found to be very interesting;

-Delta is studying very closely the addition of BOS-BOG on an A330 (in conjunction with LATAM)
-Looking to increase frequency on BOS-GRU, possibly using DL metal
-Delta is basically tapped out in terms of adding new domestic markets; looking at further expansion to Europe
-BOS-Barcelona is actively being talked about
-BOS-ROC is coming to an end
-Delta made a significant investment in the Terminal E expansion and they will have first rights to the new gates, where all other international carriers will shift primarily to existing E gates
-Delta and Massport have been in active discussions about the future of Terminal A and they are looking to expand; 2 possibilities are being discussed- 1) Once the A-B post-security connector is done, taking over a portion of Terminal B; 2) moving FedEx and adding an expansion to Terminal A. He said what’s being discussed is taking out the FedEx facility and either moving them further down where the old Eagles nest and fire station is, or moving the facility out to the other end of Terminal E- apparently there’s a big area out there where they park a lot of maintenance equipment and also a big field that can be occupied. One thing he mentioned very adamantly; Massport has a big relationship with FedEx and there is a lot of pushback from them, as they are talking with them and Delta together. Massport pulls out the red carpet for FedEx and gives priority to their planes and flights; and they’re trying to thread the needle very carefully. He also said DL does not like to exceed 8-9 turns per day per gate and will not in most cases.