Visitors to the new terminal at Orlando International Airport may want to wear sunscreen, shades and a floppy hat.
Artificial palm trees line and skylights are seen in the new terminal at Orlando International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 in Orlando, Fla. The addition of Terminal C gives the airport the ability to handle an additional 12 million passengers at the terminal's 15 new gates. –
, according to Airports Council International. However, that figure was still a fifth below the number of passengers in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic. For 2022, the airport had a rolling 12-month total at the end of June of 47 million passengers, just shy of the 50.6 million who came in 2019. Officials at Orlando International Airport said the new terminal is one of the most technologically advanced in the U.S.
Passengers on international flights who have opted in can match their passport photos with facial scans at departure gates, speeding up the boarding process. At security checkpoints leading to gates, passengers will be able to place their carry-on bags in bins on automated conveyor belts rather than pushing them along tables until they reach the X-ray machines, speeding up the screening process by allowing travelers to bypass slowpokes in line.
Thibault said Orlando International Airport officials currently are in conversations about having seamless ticketing between Brightline and the terminal's airlines, which include Aer Lingus, British Airways, Emirates, JetBlue and Lufthansa.
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