The passenger terminal at Tri-State Airport should be a little more comfortable by this time next year.
Plans are under way to add restrooms to the waiting area and upgrade the walls, floors and ceiling.
And travelers might even have other choices. The Tri-State Airport Authority on Thursday approved a contract to hire the Boyd Group to approach airlines and try to get new flights, better equipment, better frequency or better fares. Larry Salyers, general manager of Tri-State Airport, said work on the waiting area could begin this summer at the earliest or in September at the latest. Among the improvements are new automatic doors replacing old ones and ones that operate manually. That will help the airport become more accessible to people with disabilities, Salyers said.