CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Passengers who fly Delta Airlines out of O'Hare Airport will need to commit "Terminal 5" to memory as the airline relocates to new digs.
Delta Airlines will move its operations at O’Hare International Airport from the carrier’s longtime home in Terminal 2 to newly renovated gates in Terminal 5 on October 12, the Chicago Department of Aviation said today.
When complete, the Terminal 5 expansion will increase the terminal’s gate capacity by 25%, increase passenger space by approximately 85%, replace the nearly 30-year-old baggage handling system, provide more efficient customs and immigration facilities, and increase the total number of Transportation Security Administration checkpoint lanes to 13.
“The expanded Terminal 5 checkpoint will allow TSA officers to process travelers more efficiently than previous space limitations allowed,” TSA Illinois Federal Security Director Dereck Starks said in a statement.
The Terminal 5 renovation and expansion work will continue to open in phases through 2023. The project is part of O’Hare 21, a larger initiative to update and modernize the airport.
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