GSP alerts South Carolina flyers that change coming that will impact all holiday travel
Construction at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is entering a new phase that will impact everyone flying in and out of the facility through late winter and early spring.When complete, the $18-million project will alleviate congestion out front of the terminal, but it could create delays across all holiday travel. (Above video was published on Jan. 18, 2023.)”We have to go through a little bit of these growing pains, so we can accommodate more people,” GSP Communication Manager Tiffany Cherry explained.Within the next few weeks, all flyers getting dropped-off and picked-up will encounter a new traffic route, that will bring cars all the way around Parking Garage B, before they arrive at the front of the terminal. On Dec. 5, the roadway immediately in front of the terminal, that flyers have used for decades, will shut down, as the closest lanes are widened from three to four.”We’re seeing more people, bigger jets come in and we’ve added a new airline this year,” shares Cherry. “On average, 10-thousand people fly in and out of here every day. Congestion has been increasing. This project will help ease that.”More news (story continues after links.)Deer hunter in SC finds missing 2-year-old girl in woods after hearing her cry, deputies sayFamily gives updates, continues to ask for prayers for Upstate football playerThe only $1 million winning ticket in Saturday’s Powerball was sold in CarolinasManagers advise adding an extra 20-30 minutes before flights, as flyers and drivers get used to the new traffic patterns. Access to parking garages will remain the same, but pedestrian walkways will be detoured around construction. When complete, curbside double drop-off and pick-up will double in length, but from December to early spring, only one drop-off/pick-up entrance will be available, forcing all to walk further to get to check-in desks and kiosks.Frequent flyers are willing to put up with an inconvenience now, for improvements later. “I think more capacity is going to be a real improvement,” says Chad Brightwell. One area flyers may save time: security. GSP is creating one additional, permanent T.S.A. lane before the holidays. Travelers can click here to view maps on the new traffic routes during various phases of construction
Construction at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is entering a new phase that will impact everyone flying in and out of the facility through late winter and early spring.
When complete, the $18-million project will alleviate congestion out front of the terminal, but it could create delays across all holiday travel.
(Above video was published on Jan. 18, 2023.)
“We have to go through a little bit of these growing pains, so we can accommodate more people,” GSP Communication Manager Tiffany Cherry explained.
Within the next few weeks, all flyers getting dropped-off and picked-up will encounter a new traffic route, that will bring cars all the way around Parking Garage B, before they arrive at the front of the terminal.
On Dec. 5, the roadway immediately in front of the terminal, that flyers have used for decades, will shut down, as the closest lanes are widened from three to four.
“We’re seeing more people, bigger jets come in and we’ve added a new airline this year,” shares Cherry. “On average, 10-thousand people fly in and out of here every day. Congestion has been increasing. This project will help ease that.”
More news (story continues after links.)
Managers advise adding an extra 20-30 minutes before flights, as flyers and drivers get used to the new traffic patterns.
Access to parking garages will remain the same, but pedestrian walkways will be detoured around construction.
When complete, curbside double drop-off and pick-up will double in length, but from December to early spring, only one drop-off/pick-up entrance will be available, forcing all to walk further to get to check-in desks and kiosks.
Frequent flyers are willing to put up with an inconvenience now, for improvements later.
“I think more capacity is going to be a real improvement,” says Chad Brightwell.
One area flyers may save time: security.
GSP is creating one additional, permanent T.S.A. lane before the holidays.
Travelers can click here to view maps on the new traffic routes during various phases of construction
