First look at Pease airport's $19.5M terminal in Portsmouth
By Paul Briand
PORTSMOUTH — AAY1625 from PSM to PGD may seem like garble, but this Allegiant Airlines flight at noon on Friday from the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease to Punta Gorda, Florida, will be remembered as the first from a newly expanded terminal.
The $19.5 million project to add 12,000 square feet to the existing 44,000-square-foot terminal not only brings the terminal up to today’s standards, according to airport officials, but puts the airport in a better position to attract more commercial carriers such as Allegiant.
“This is all about the passenger experience,” said Chasen Congreves, manager of airport administration for the Pease Development Authority (PDA), which oversees the airport.