Overview
- The airport, which launched the upgraded Airside 2 track serving Gates 100–129 on October 1st, has put the first of four new Gate Link tram sets into passenger service.
- The work on the active track includes new trains that hold up to 240 passengers, platform screen doors, new running surfaces, vehicle controls, communications systems and updated power distribution.
- Crews are now upgrading the second track for Gates 100–129 and will move to both tracks at Gates 70–99 next under a published phased schedule that runs through late 2027 and is being delivered under a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America DBOM contract.
- MCO says daytime service will keep one track operating, overnight and maintenance windows will use shuttle buses including two 24/7 ADA-accessible shuttles, and travelers should allow an extra 30 minutes for ground transportation or rental car pickup.
- The replacement responds to aging equipment—Airside 2’s system dated to 2000 and Airside 4 to 1990—and is the first major Gate Link milestone in the airport’s $6.9 billion Capital Improvement Program following earlier 2017 upgrades.