Construction Under Way At Virgin America's Future Home: Terminal 2 At SFO
Late last year, work began on renovating Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport. The terminal used to be the gateway to foreign lands, but after all the new paint and fancy lighting it will be primarily used for domestic adventures. The airport is shelling out nearly $400 million to revamp things, and when complete, it will probably make all the other terminals jealous. Virgin America is especially excited over all this construction, because this will be their official home when all the dust settles.
There will be 14 gates at the new terminal, which should leave a little extra room if another carrier or two wants to sneak into Virgin America’s home turf. The gates will be designed for narrow body aircraft, but they will have the capability for some bigger jets—just in case. Some of the cool new stuff that travelers will experience while waiting for flights includes a wine bar, spa, and over ten restaurants. The airport is even looking to recruit some slow food vendors to ensure travelers are eating healthy, locally grown food—does this include Cinnabon? There will be lots of public art, and for fans of green, the facility expects to get silver LEED certification.
For now, getting to experience all things new, including the ability to park your hybrid in a preferred parking spot, will have to wait. Although work is getting done, we’re only about halfway there. The first flights are expected to depart starting in late 2010. Until then, the thing we’re most looking forward to is the baggage claim area. The airport is thinking about installing a transparent casing around all the machinery. This might not be a good idea, since people will be able to specifically point out when their bags have gone missing.
Related Stories:
· SFO - Terminal 2 [Official Site]
· SFO Releases Terminal Renovation Plans [SF Gate]
· Airport News coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo of a deserted T2: richard winchell]
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