The city's terminal redevelopment plans have also been changed to no longer include the lounges.Ĭlosing the rooms will free up more than 1,200 square feet for other purposes, city officials said, including potential space for retail, charging stations and passenger seating. The other four will be phased out over the next six months, with the final smoking room shutting down the week of Dec. The smoking room in Concourse D is scheduled to close July 5.
“The current airport terminal is also beyond capacity, and every foot of available space should be used to the best advantage of the traveling public.” “This is first and foremost an issue of public health, both for travelers and our airport employees, but it is also an issue of space concerns,” Biskupski said in a prepared statement Tuesday. The decision is a complete turnaround from the stance former Mayor Ralph Becker's administration took on the issue, with smoking rooms being included in the Salt Lake City International Airport's $1.8 billion terminal redevelopment plans.īut Mayor Jackie Biskupski plans to phase out the airport's five smoking rooms by the end of the year. SALT LAKE CITY - The new Salt Lake City administration is shutting down all smoking rooms at Utah's largest airport. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
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