The airport by the numbers
Created: Dec 10, 2020 09:18 AM (Updated: Dec 10, 2020 09:37 AM)
New LF Wade International airport terminal opens. Pictured- First passengers arrive. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
· Almost $400 million invested in the Bermuda economy
· Almost 400 Bermuda businesses, including vendors and suppliers, contracted for the project
· 885 Bermudians employed as part of the project during the construction phase
· 1.6 million construction man-hours
· 47 months between the start of work in March 2017 to the airport opening
· 288,000 square feet of floor space
· 6 “e-gates” in arrivals for returning residents
· 6 telescopic bridges – covered walkways to enter and exit aircraft
· 23 “smart” non-airline specific check-in desks
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Published December 10, 2020 at 9:18 am (Updated December 10, 2020 at 9:37 am)
The airport by the numbers
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