Why are airport terminals the way they are? Aviation editor Robby Silk’s cover story, “Now departing from the ordinary,” looked at new ways that airport designers, operators and architects are building a new generation of terminals with expansive high ceiling, lots of windows and open space, greenery, intuitive wayfinding, local flavor and the latest in technology. 

On this episode, Silk and Regine Weston, an airport planner for Arup, talk about some of the decisions behind upgrades and changes, why designers are thinking about passenger stress levels, ways to make the concourse experience more engaging, how sustainability factors into nearly every decision and what travelers might expect to see on their next journey through LAX, Denver, Pittsburgh, Seattle or New York LaGuardia. 

Our summer 2022 series revisits some of our favorite Folo by Travel Weekly episodes. This episode was originally published June 12. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Related reports: 

New airport designs are a departure from the ordinary https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Now-departing-from-the-ordinary

Sustainability and airlines: Green skies will come again https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Green-skies-will-come-again

No line, and a train car to myself with Denver Airport’s touchless app https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/No-line-and-a-train-car-all-to-myself-with-Denver-Airport-touchless-app

Delta touts new LaGuardia terminal building as blending beauty and function https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/First-look-Delta-new-LaGuardia-terminal

Dispatch: Dining at Newark Airport’s Terminal C https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Dispatch-Dining-at-Newark-s-Terminal-C

 

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