- The new Terminal B North Concourse at George Bush Intercontinental "will span approximately 765,000 square feet across three levels, replacing the original 1969-era flight stations with two new passenger concourses"[1]
- It gives United 22 gates "to serve United's growing fleet as part of the airline's United NEXT initiative"[1]
- A 54,000-square-foot United Club at mezzanine level offers panoramic airfield views and is "the largest in United's system"[1]
- Other North Concourse features: a Sensory Room for passengers with hidden disabilities, a United-branded interactive park combining art and technology, quiet zones, two concessions hubs with more than 115,000 square feet of dining and retail, and an upgraded baggage handling system beneath[1]
- The North Concourse sits inside the $2.5 billion Terminal B Transformation, "a collaboration between United Airlines and Houston Airports" and "one of the most significant airport projects in the country"[1]
- The South Concourse will modernise 18 E175 gates with hold rooms built to United's "gate of the future" standards, and the Central Processor, the project's architectural centrepiece, expands and renovates more than 440,000 square feet to support future growth to 36 million passengers a year, with a new baggage claim hall, ticketing lobby, expanded third-floor security checkpoint and wider curbsides[1]
- On schedule the source is looser than the pin: it says "when it opens in 2026" and "completion is scheduled for fall 2026", not the 22 September 2026 date the pin gives, and it does not mention the January 2025 closure of the old Terminal B lobby[1]
- The article is a progress report rather than an opening announcement - curtainwall glass newly installed on the Central Processor's upper level, structural steel defining the new concourses, and crews installing mechanical systems, flooring and interior finishes[1]
- Houston Airports Director of Aviation Jim Szczesniak, touring with United leaders: "Every pane of glass represents progress for Houston and the passengers who will experience a modernized terminal built for decades ahead"[1]
Cost
$2.5 billion is the published cost of the whole Terminal B Transformation at Houston Airports; this pin covers the North Concourse. The part this pin covers has no published cost of its own, so this is a whole-project figure, not the cost of what the pin covers.[1]
