New DL gates at AUS - terminal expansion opens today!
Feb 21, 2019, 3:00 pm
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New DL gates at AUS - terminal expansion opens today!
Major points:
•Operating from gates 5, 7, 9, 11; soon to include the evens...
•Open, modern feel. Lots of artwork.
•SkyClub still 2-3 months out, but looks very cool.
•Seats in waiting area each have USB and one 110V / 2 seats.
•Interesting seating bays with comfy chairs (no power).
•Restaurants aplenty and local but not open for 2 ish more weeks.
•Intl arrivals appears much better planned.
Excited to see what DL will do here in AUS!
•Operating from gates 5, 7, 9, 11; soon to include the evens...
•Open, modern feel. Lots of artwork.
•SkyClub still 2-3 months out, but looks very cool.
•Seats in waiting area each have USB and one 110V / 2 seats.
•Interesting seating bays with comfy chairs (no power).
•Restaurants aplenty and local but not open for 2 ish more weeks.
•Intl arrivals appears much better planned.
Excited to see what DL will do here in AUS!
Feb 21, 2019, 4:06 pm
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Feb 21, 2019, 7:47 pm
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We were on the first flight out this morning (DL2298 to AUS) and were glad to see the new gates open. We were wondering when it had opened and noticed as we were leaving the gate that there were a few people taking photos. Turns out we were first!
It looks to be a nice expansion though and I can't wait to see everything else open around the gates (no stores or anything yet just a few kiosks). The rumor is the SkyClub opens in May, so we'll see. A great addition for AUS and glad it's my home base.
It looks to be a nice expansion though and I can't wait to see everything else open around the gates (no stores or anything yet just a few kiosks). The rumor is the SkyClub opens in May, so we'll see. A great addition for AUS and glad it's my home base.
Feb 22, 2019, 10:15 am
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Frosted glass has been added to the Oculus moon tower design feature of the 9-gate expansion that is under construction at the Austin airport. At 8,974 square feet, the Oculus is a mezzanine-level circular design that is raised 21.5 feet high from the concourse. The upper-level mezzanine Oculus will be part of the new Delta Sky Club. Under the Oculus on the concourse level is 2,750 square feet of restaurant development space open to all passengers.
Edit, much better picture of the finished product here.
https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2019/02/21/first-look-abia-opens-350-terminal-expansion.html#g/450189/1
Last edited by traconbeac; Feb 22, 2019 at 10:47 am
Feb 22, 2019, 10:22 am
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Feb 26, 2019, 6:28 pm
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Outbound was OT and uneventful. Return was complicated by a non-functioning jet bridge at our gate. Brand. New. Non-functioning. Very disappointing, especially since the FA remarked "Oh no, not again..." Waited 30 minutes while the ground crew did a Benny Hill routine up and down the stairs of the jet bridge, measuring random things with a tape measure and eventually bringing us to another gate. Growing pains, to be sure, but annoying at midnight.
Feb 26, 2019, 10:02 pm
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We were on the first flight out this morning (DL2298 to AUS) and were glad to see the new gates open. We were wondering when it had opened and noticed as we were leaving the gate that there were a few people taking photos. Turns out we were first!
It looks to be a nice expansion though and I can't wait to see everything else open around the gates (no stores or anything yet just a few kiosks). The rumor is the SkyClub opens in May, so we'll see. A great addition for AUS and glad it's my home base.
It looks to be a nice expansion though and I can't wait to see everything else open around the gates (no stores or anything yet just a few kiosks). The rumor is the SkyClub opens in May, so we'll see. A great addition for AUS and glad it's my home base.