$9.5 million in aesthetic improvements completed at Louisville International Airport

Retail stores now open

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2017) — Public space improvements to the Louisville International Airport terminal as part of the Terminal Enhancement Project are now complete, with the exception of a few finishing touches.

This includes more than $9.5 million in aesthetic improvements, including four, new core escalators that connect the baggage claim and ticketing, new terrazzo floor and carpet, new LED lighting systems, new wall treatments and the addition of representative community images and graphics throughout the terminal.

As part of the project, concession operators, HMS Host (food-and-beverage) and Paradies Lagardère (gift-and-news), are investing more than $9.3 million combined in new outlets and retail stores. (This includes an initial combined investment of more than $8.5 million, with an additional $800,000-plus in combined improvements at the mid-term of the agreement.)

Recently The Finish Line News and Brighton retail stores, located in the airside rotunda, opened. The Distillery District Marketplace shop, also in the airside rotunda, will open by Jan. 27. Work continues on the Brooks Brothers retail store, which is expected to open in February.