We love Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) because it is home to this giant, 500-pound Maryland Blue Crab, made by Jackie Leatherbury Douglass and John Frederick Douglass.

And because the airport has a pre-security indoor observation gallery with a wide variety of exhibits and viewing spots out to airfied activity.

Now there’s more to enjoy at BWI. Especially for passengers flying on Southwest Airlines.

The airport recently celebrated the opening of its new Concourse A/B Connector and Baggage Handling System. The $520 million project is the largest capital improvement in the airport’s history and includes a two-story building addition.

The project not only creates a faster, direct connection between Concourses A and B, it updates five gate areas. It also adds a new in-line screening baggage handling system that can process nearly 3,500 bags per hour – a significant increase over the previous 2,100 bags per hour.

The project also adds new spaces for food and retail and upgrades some of the restrooms to match the loos that helped BWI win “America’s Best Restroom” contest in 2023.

Nice work, BWI!

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