Logan’s Oldest Terminal To Receive Makeover

Well, this seems timely - just as Boston's Logan Airport has received some negative results in an annual J.D. Power & Associates report on airport quality, the board of directors of airport operator Massport has approved $55 million in improvements for Terminal C. That terminal, used by JetBlue, United, and Cape Air, certainly needs it since it's Logan's oldest (built in 1967).

Actually, one of the big changes, a consolidated security checkpoint, has already been approved, and that's especially useful for passengers. Right now, terminal C has two piers, each with its own security checkpoint. That's worked relatively fine since United is the primary user of one, JetBlue the primary user of the other. But JetBlue is now using some of United's old gates, and having to go through security again to get from one JetBlue gate to another is pretty annoying. So the connector makes life easier for travelers, but the new spaces for restaurants and shops that the project will create opens up new revenue opportunities for the airport, too.

The new combined security checkpoint will mean an increase in one security lane for the terminal, and will also be set up to handle body scanning machines that are making their way to Boston.

Anyway, what is new to the project is some aesthetic changes - new lighting, ceilings, and ventilation - and these have been approved by Massport yesterday. Work is set to begin this spring, and is planned to be completed next summer.

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