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In its biggest expansion in more than three decades, the Chattanooga Airport is opening a new wing to its passenger concourse this week, adding two more boarding gates along with a new restaurant, gift shop and business center.

American Airlines will increase the number of daily nonstops between Chattanooga and Dallas-Fort Worth to four starting in the summer, according to the Chattanooga Airport.

Chattanooga Airport has landed new nonstop roundtrip flights to Las Vegas on discount airline Allegiant Air, with service to start May 16, according to the carrier.

Chattanooga Airport passenger traffic is up nearly 11% so far this year, and officials said they're intent on restoring service to pre-pandemic levels, including the return of nonstop flights to New York City.

The Chattanooga Airport, which is stepping up efforts to woo more air service, is reaching out to the airlines to better tell the city's story and to other airports to learn from them.

Chattanooga Airport Chief Executive Terry Hart said Monday he expects passenger boardings to climb to nearly a half million this year at Lovell Field and hit its highest mark since the pandemic took the air out of traffic.

Air carriers at Chattanooga Airport are enforcing a deadline of requiring passengers to check their luggage at least 45 minutes before a flight's scheduled departure, an official said Wednesday.

Chattanooga Airport Chief Executive Officer Terry Hart on Monday said he's retiring this summer from the post he has held for nearly 12 years, and officials named a Lovell Field veteran to fill the CEO chair.

Chattanooga Airport officials have agreed to place two huge LED video screens inside the passenger terminal's rotunda for advertising and messaging at a cost of $283,000.

CHA ART SPACE is a modular exhibit space currently residing in the ticketing area of the Chattanooga Airport and curated by local artist Carrie Pendergrass.

The new exhibit’s centerpiece, titled “Climbs Sculpture,” stands approximately 5 meters and is composed of Branch MatrixTM, a 3D-printed lattice material that can be molded into nearly any shape or form.