NEWS, DEALS AND REWARDS
Pittsburgh International Breaks Ground on $1.4 Billion Terminal
will improve the passenger experience, reducing passenger travel time by 50 percent to get from curb to airside. The project will introduce a new 3,300-space parking garage, rental car facilities and entrance roadways. The new facilities are scheduled to open in 2025. _______ flypittsburgh.com
Delta Reveals Dedicated TSA PreCheck Lobby
Andaz 5th Avenue, Fellow Barber Partnership
Travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport proves easier for Delta Air Lines customers enrolled in TSA PreCheck with the expansion of new facial recognition capabilities and the opening of the first-ever DeltaTSA PreCheck express lobby and bag drop. Customers with the Fly Delta app and TSA PreCheck membership will be able to visit a new dedicated bag drop lobby, pass through a security checkpoint and board the plane using only their “digital identity” — traveling from curb to gate hands- and device-free. Delta is the first and only airline to build a dedicated bag drop space for TSA PreCheck customers. The digital identity comprises a customer’s Delta SkyMiles member number, passport number and TSA Known Traveler Number. _______
Andaz 5th Avenue and Fellow Barber announced a new partnership starting this month. Andaz 5th Avenue will be the first hotel to carry Fellow’s unisex line of expertly crafted products in all guestrooms and suites. The hotel also launches a pop-up barbershop Dec. 16–23 in its streetlevel artist-in-residence space to give frontline workers complimentary cuts from skilled Fellow barbers. Those unable to claim one of the coveted spots can secure a wooden nickel at the hotel, redeemable at any Fellow Barber location. The partners unveiled additional experiences to celebrate the collaboration. Andaz 5th Avenue added The Fellow to its secret menu at The Bar Downstairs & Kitchen. The cocktail, complimentary to frontline workers receiving a haircut, also can be ordered by name by patrons, with a portion of the proceeds donated to Feed the Frontlines. Guests at the hotel can donate a future cut to a frontline worker, and all guests of the hotel receive a preferred rate of 50 percent off services and products at all Fellow Barber’s New York locations. _______
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globaltravelerusa.com DECEMBER 2021
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s airport of the future is underway as officials broke ground on a new, 700,000-square-foot terminal project, officially the first terminal in the country to be built from the ground up in a post-pandemic world. Focused on public health and technology, the new facility will include clean air technology, space for social distancing and 90,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space pre- and post-security. The Airport Authority will implement new industry-leading standards to break down barriers and increase equal opportunities for small businesses, women and people of color. Additionally, the new terminal will be among the most sustainable in the industry and will be built to LEED-certified silver standards or beyond. The airport’s microgrid, fueled by 10,000 solar panels and five natural gas generators, will power the new terminal. As construction progresses, a minimum 75 percent of waste generated will be recycled or reused, alongside rainwater harvesting and other water conservation efforts. The project is expected to generate some $2.5 billion in economic impact and 14,500 direct and indirect jobs. Among the largest infrastructure projects in Pittsburgh’s history, the airport hopes to locally source most of the 12,000 tons of steel; 94,000 tons of concrete; and more than 354,000 square feet of wood materials. The airport also announced a first-of-its-kind regional partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Authority to proactively reduce construction site hazards and serious injuries, increase sustainability and advance an overall safer and greener site. The new terminal’s consolidated operations, such as tickets and baggage claim,
