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Airport director updates committee on Hilton Head terminal progress, airline service and tower safety concerns
Summary
Beaufort County airport director provided an update on the Hilton Head terminal construction, returning airline service for an upcoming tournament, federal funding matters including Passenger Facility Charge discussions, and safety shortcomings in the airport tower's radar/visual equipment.
John, airport director for the Beaufort County airports, told the committee the Hilton Head terminal expansion is advancing and that all three legacy carriers will be back in time for an upcoming tournament.
The update matters because the terminal work, airline service levels and equipment in the tower all affect passenger access, airport revenues and air-traffic safety in a busy regional airspace.
John said Delta, United and American “are back in service, starting next week,” and that parking around the terminal is already increasing. He walked committee members through recent progress at the terminal: completed walkways and canopies, most windows installed, the new TSA screening path and automated exit lanes, and pending paving and tie-ins to the older building. John said paving of “the second two lanes…
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