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BWI Sets Jan. 9 Opening for New A–B Connector and Baggage System

The two-story expansion boosts gate capacity with a faster, modern baggage system.

Overview

  • Airport officials describe it as BWI’s largest capital project, linking Concourses A and B to improve passenger flow.
  • The build adds 142,000 square feet of new space plus 78,000 square feet of renovations and relocates five gates, increasing available gates.
  • A new baggage system replaces equipment more than 20 years old with seven CBIS units and targets roughly six minutes from deplaning to carousel.
  • Southwest has flights assigned to use the relocated gates on the first day of operations.
  • Coverage differs on total cost, with the Baltimore Sun citing $425 million and WBAL reporting $500 million.