United Airlines broke ground this week on the airline’s new Terminal C North Concourse at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Included in the facility, which United expects to be completed in early 2017, will be 20 new dining and retail options.
The $244 million project will create a 265,000-square-foot facility, more than 100,000 square feet larger than the existing Terminal C North, with 11 passenger boarding gates to accommodate a mix of United’s narrow-, mid- and wide-body aircraft.
“Through this next phase of our ongoing facilities expansion at Bush Intercontinental, United’s customers will enjoy more of the comforts and amenities they have come to expect and that have made Houston a premier international gateway and a cornerstone of United’s global network,” says Jim Compton, United’s vice chairman and chief revenue officer.
When construction on the new concourse is completed, the Houston Airport System will demolish the existing Terminal C North facility at Bush Intercontinental to enable the reconstruction of the Mickey Leland International Terminal D.
An airport spokesperson says the international terminal is critical to Bush Intercontinental’s extensive connecting air traffic, particularly for those customers connecting between United flights and flights operated by United’s international airline partners.
