b'TERMINALSYYG 73During development, the area was dubbed the Dock, and that name has stuck. The Airbiz team counseled Newson to leave the design and space planning in the hands of a local architecture firm that could also work with the building contractor on day-to-day issues. Our main responsibility at YYG is as a consulting service, clarifies Airbiz Managing Director Kerr Lammie.KERR LAMMIEExpanding the boarding lounge area was just one part of all the projects planned for the next few years. Our main role has been to review ideas developed by the airport and design/construction teams. The design contract was awarded to SableARC, a local firm that had completed many projects in and around Charlottetown. Upon kick-off of the design process, Airbiz provided a handover to SableARC outlining the functional objectives of the project. ROBERT HAGGISWe started the design process in February 2023, states Principal Architect Robert Haggis. We knew we had to have passenger traffic and a ferry service. We were pretty isolated. As a result, we recovered faster than other provinces.We also are a popular summer destination, with beautiful beaches and many other recreational activities. A lot of people have second homes here, which were hard to access during the pandemic. There was a pent-up demand for people to come back here when things opened up.The island airports 2019 master plan has four phases to expand and improve virtually every section of the terminal over the course of 20 years. We are forecasting that YYG will reach 700,000 passengers by 2040, so our proposal recommended several projects that the airport would need to do over time to accommodate the growth in traffic, saysMARTIN LEPROHONMartin Leprohon, head of Analytics and Modeling at Airbiz.Sooner Rather Than Later Explore our website.Given the airports healthy COVID rebound, the first phaseexpanding the departure loungeneeded to be addressed immediately. The airport decided that adding an outdoor boarding area would be relatively simple and inexpensive to do and could be done by mid-July 2023, Leprohon adds.AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2024'