b'28 AUS BAGGAGEAustin Intl Welcomes InternationalArrivals With Open Arms, More Queuing Space and New Baggage Carousels BY KRISTIN V. SHAWAustin, TX, has been booming forSiemens baggage carousels that can flexJordan Terminal and is the first major the last couple of decades, withto serve both international and domesticstep of Journey With AUS, the airports continued growth predicted intoflights. An existing carousel was alsolong-term multibillion-dollar expansion 2060. In turn, Austin-Bergstrom Internationalreconfigured to accommodate oversizedprogram. Plans, which are still evolving, Airport (AUS) is executing a plan to doubleluggage of international passengers, andinclude a new Arrivals and Departures its capacity to more than 30 million annualeliminates the need for time-consuming,Hall as long as 2 football fields, and passengers by the early 2030s.labor-intensive manual handling.the addition of a midfield concourse that The airport achieved a major milestoneThe airport also worked closely withwill add 20-plus gates and connect to toward that goal this summer when itU.S. Customs and Border Protectionthe Barbara Jordan Terminal through an finished a $13.8 million project to improveto significantly upgrade its facilitiesunderground tunnel. In true AUS fashion, facilities for international arrivals in theand add more processing booths forone of the guiding principles for the Barbara Jordan Terminal. The resultsgreater efficiency. An expanded queuingmulti-decade development program is to unveiled in June feature expandedand processing area gives arrivingcontinue offering passengers an authentic baggage claim and passenger processinginternational passengers about 5,000Austin and Central Texas experience. areas to increase capacity and reducemore square feet of elbow room.This project [the International Arrivals wait times for international travelers.Overall, the project modified 20,600Improvements project] is a defining One major element was adding two newsquare feet of space in the Barbaraexample of how were shaping the future October 2025AirportImprovement.com'