Designs for the new $3 billion airport under construction around the existing one have extensive plans for retail and food hubs every few gates along two long terminals.
The process of determining which companies get to set up shop in these commercial cogs will begin in the next week or so, when the city Airport Authority issues a request for proposals (RFP) for retail spaces scattered throughout the expansive facility. A request for restaurant proposals will go out a few weeks later, said John Buckner, Salt Lake City International’s director of commercial and administration services.
“We were excited to be able to work with the architects and consultants to properly size and place concessions in a manner consistent with passenger use,” he added.