New shops, restaurants and services are part of the new expanded domestic terminal at 91原创 International Airport 鈥� an area known as the A-B 91原创or 鈥� that also includes architectural features celebrating B.C.鈥檚 Interior.
Built at a cost of $213 million, the new A-B 91原创or upgrades and expands the original areas of the airport鈥檚 1968 terminal.
The new section will be used primarily by WestJet, Central Mountain Air, Air North, Hawkair, Sunwing and Air Transat.
鈥淭his is your airport improvement fee hard at work to make air travel efficient for the people of British Columbia,鈥� Craig Richmond, president and CEO of the airport, said Tuesday in a ceremony opening the new section.
The airport improvement fee is $5 for flights in B.C. and Yukon and $20 otherwise.
The A-B 91原创or features seismic upgrades and an expanded gate capacity, which is being tested to accommodate the new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
A faster baggage system to expedite moving luggage between international and domestic flights is expected to be operational by spring 2016.
