This fall, passengers at Pittsburgh International Airport will take their last ride between terminals on the airport’s tram — the final remnant of Skybus, an autonomous transit system Pittsburgh abandoned in the 1970s. Instead, in a new terminal, passengers will go through security and then walk over a bridge and through a tunnel that opens up into a great hall. Construction on the airport’s $1.57 billion upgrade is more than 80% complete, according to the Allegheny County Airport Authority, the agency responsible for the project. It features a new landside terminal, more parking, shorter waits at security and baggage-claim areas, and landscaped outdoor plazas to pass the time before flights.
The Terminal Modernization project, as it’s called, has been underway since 2021 — designed to make a more efficient airport for those who start and end their trips in Pittsburgh. “We’re an airport now that was designed for a different function,” said Paul Hoback, executive vice president and chief development officer at ACAA.“We needed to do some type of renovation,” he said. “And the renovation that makes the most sense — which actually meets our No. 1 priority with this project, which is stable and predictable airline costs — is the fact that we’re reducing our costs to operate here by $23 million a year with this project alone. Not only that, it’s improving the passenger experience.”
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Originally published: March 11, 2025
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