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British Airways moving to the new Terminal C at Orlando airport

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If you have an Orlando trip coming up this Autumn, you should know that British Airways will be moving over to the new Terminal C.

The opening date is scheduled to be 19th September, which seems to have been chosen to avoid the Labor Day peak.

Terminal C Orlando Airport

Aer Lingus will also be moving to Terminal C. The other confirmed airlines are Azul, Breeze, Caribbean, Emirates, Gol, Icelandair, JetBlue, Lufthansa and Norse.

Virgin Atlantic, it appears, will not be moving.

You can find out more about Terminal C on the airport website here. It is not clear how many lounges will be available although Plaza Premium is believed to be opening there.

Based on the images available online, one of which is above, it looks impressive – especially by US airport standards.

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Comments (63)

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          15 Jul15 July 10:10

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            15 Jul15 July 11:48

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            16 Jul16 July 08:51

            😆
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    15 Jul15 July 10:00

    Flying Orlando next autumn, Will BA have a lounge at Terminal C….

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