The airport project is set to cost $400 million and be completed by 2027.

Departing passengers aren't supposed to see any changes this week.

The Asheville Regional Airport will see major changes this week as a new phase begins in the project to rebuild many parts of the 1961 facility.

Demolition of the South Concourse’s gates, concessions and TSA checkpoint is slated to start as soon as the middle of this week, Angi Daus, airport vice president of air service and corporate communications, told the Times-News Oct. 20.

Arriving passengers will need to take a different route from their gates to the baggage claim, through temporary covered breezeways, to avoid construction zones.

“It’s a very complex project … We’re building on top of a space that we’re currently occupying and working i

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