b'18 SLC BAGGAGERapidly Growing Volume of Oversized Baggage Prompts System Redesign at Salt Lake City Intl BY JENNIFER DAACK WOOLSONSnowbird. Deer Valley. Park City.Introba, the company The natural peaks around Saltmanaging the baggage Lake City that create sought-aftersystem redesign.runs for skiers also create problematic peakKevin Joseph, an days for oversized baggage at Salt Lakeassociate principal with City International Airport (SLC). On SundaysIntroba, says that the during the busiest two and a half monthsupdated passenger of ski season, oversized bags with skis andnumbers came toFRED VIERAsnowboards account for fully 22% of thelight a few years into airports checked baggagethats sevenconstruction. At that to 10 times the average day. A high volumepoint, the master plan of long ski bags (and, in summer, golfwas upgraded to bags and bike boxes) was expected at thissignificantly increase popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts,the throughput FACTS&FIGURESbut passenger growth at SLC has beenrequirements. That was Project: Baggage Handling System Upgrades significantly higher than initial projections.problematic becauseKEVIN JOSEPHLocation: Salt Lake City Intl Airport When SLCs new Concourse A openedthose initial variables Expected Completion: 2025-2026 in September 2020, its baggage handlingare what we use to generate the design, system was designed and built to handleJoseph explains. And if its not correct System Design: Introba 12% oversized bags. But in the past threegoing in, the design is going to suffer.System Mechanical: Vanderlandeyears, SLC has seen nearly twice thatTeams from the initial project including System Controls: Brock Solutions number, and future projections anticipateIntroba, Brock Solutions and Vanderlande Key Objective: Accommodate high volume of oversizeabout 41% growth between now and 2027,Industries Inc. are diving back in with the baggage by eliminating jams according to Fred Viera, project manager at January | February 2024AirportImprovement.com'