Calgary airport says hail damage repairs to take at least 18 months

Chris Miles, right, Chief Operating Officer, of the Calgary Airport, speaks to members of the media on a tour of a closed concourse as repairs are underway at the Calgary International Airport after parts of its domestic terminal building were closed late Monday due to damage caused by hail and heavy rainfall, in Calgary, Alta., Aug. 6, 2024. The Calgary Airport Authority says it will take at least a year and a half to fix part of its domestic terminal that was hammered by hail earlier this month. It says Concourse B will be closed while restoration work is done. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

By The Canadian Press

Posted Aug 28, 2024 05:58:02 PM.

Last Updated Aug 28, 2024 06:01:10 PM.

CALGARY — The Calgary Airport Authority says it will take at least a year and a half to fix part of its domestic terminal that was hammered by hail earlier this month.

It says Concourse B will be closed while restoration work is done.

The airport authority says it doesn’t know how much the repairs will cost.

A swath of north Calgary was pummelled by hail on Aug. 5, with chunks shattering car windows and scraping siding off homes.

Chris Miles, chief operating officer of the airport authority, says golf ball-sized hail punched through the membrane of the terminal’s roof, and then heavy rain poured in.

Despite the closure of the concourse, the authority says other parts of the terminal are fine and operations shouldn’t be disrupted.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 28, 2024.

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