New Orleans airport officials are preparing to knock down big portions of the vacant south terminal, a significant step in the broader plan to upgrade infrastructure, expand parking, add hangar space and eventually build another new terminal over the next 20 years.
Demolition of the concourses of south terminals A and B, where passengers caught their planes for decades before the north terminal of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport opened in 2019, is expected to begin in the next three months, according to airport spokesperson Tara Letort.
Letort noted that a specific start date and cost estimate will come out after the demo contract is awarded…