The approximately $50 million overhaul of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport terminal, which is being sought to enclose the departures area and give more space to federal security screeners, is scheduled to start on Oct. 20.
A planned overhaul and expansion of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport terminal building received unanimous approval from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is fast-tracking its review of a proposal by the Martha’s Vineyard Airport to renovate and expand the terminal in West Tisbury.
The largest seasonal airline at Martha’s Vineyard Airport will not start its summer schedule until June, with flights to Washington, D.C. beginning on June 12 and flights to New York starting on June 26.
The county commission voted to return longtime member Don Ogilvie to the airport commission, and picked Dona Flamme, a Chilmark resident and pilot, to take a second seat vacated by Kristin Zern.
A longtime member of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission is looking to return for another term as four candidates vie for two seats on the board.