{"id":817873,"date":"2026-07-22T04:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817873\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T04:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:51:22","slug":"pearson-airport-revitalization-1-5-billion-phase-2-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817873\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearson Airport Revitalization: $1.5 billion Phase 2 launched"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto Pearson Airport is modernizing Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 to create a smoother airport experience for travellers. <\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s busiest airport is in the midst of a $4.5B makeover.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Toronto Pearson International Airport launched the second phase of of its decade-long LIFT (long-term investment in facilities and terminals) transformation.<\/p>\n

Officials say this $1.5 billion stage will see aging infrastructure upgraded and the passenger experience enhanced in terminals 1 and 3. This will be done by improving security screening, check-in areas, baggage processing, charging spaces, and lounges.<\/p>\n

\"\"YYZ sign at Toronto Pearson Airort A YYZ sign at Toronto Pearson Airport is pictured. (Joanna Lavoie\/CP24) <\/p>\n

Pearson Airport\u2019s first modern terminal opened back in 1964. The current Terminal 1 welcomed travelers in 2004, while Terminal 3 opened in 1991. <\/p>\n

\u201c(These upgrades) will elevate shopping and provide new dining and new travel experiences,\u201d Deborah Flint, Pearson Airport\u2019s CEO and president, said during a news conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of this program, we\u2019ll have improved and additional digital as well as static signage to help make the passenger journey more reliable and take out the anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Deborah Flint, Pearson Airport Deborah Flint, Pearson Airport\u2019s CEO and president, speaks during a July 21 news conference. <\/p>\n

The upgrades at the Mississauga airport will be undertaken by NORR-DIALOG, a joint venture between two firms from Ontario, along with PCL Construction, a global firm established and headquartered in Canada. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to focus in on some of the specifics, but I think some obvious things we\u2019re going to look to make the space brighter, more spacious, organized in a way that\u2019s intuitive,\u201d said Jim Anderson, a partner at DIALOG.<\/p>\n

Phase Two in early planning stages <\/p>\n

It is still unclear, however, when exactly this stage of construction will start or how long it will take to complete, as the project is still in the very early planning stages.<\/p>\n

Mark Boone, NORR\u2019s vice-president of transportation, assured that the work would be undertaken in a \u201cseries of manageable chunks,\u201d which he said would be \u201corganized in such a way to minimize the pain that passengers are going to be experiencing.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"The Air Canada check-in area inside Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport is pictured in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Arlyn McAdorey The Air Canada check-in area inside Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport is pictured in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Arlyn McAdorey Phase One broke ground in May<\/p>\n

Phase One of the airport\u2019s revitalization broke ground back in May and has a $3 billion price tag. It is focused on upgrading airfield technology and the baggage network.<\/p>\n

Down the line, Phase Three will look at creating more terminal space.<\/p>\n

Overall, these planned improvements at Toronto Pearson Airport are being done to accommodate a substantial increase in passengers. It predicts 65 million annual passengers will pass through by the early 2030s, which is roughly 30,000 more each day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto Pearson Airport is modernizing Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 to create a smoother airport experience for travellers.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":817874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[712,45,49,48],"class_list":["post-817873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-apple-news","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}