In addition to the new check-in area and security checkpoints, stores and restaurants now available in the pre- and post-security areas of North Terminal include: Au Bon Pain; Bijoux Terner; Boca Bons; Books and Books; The Britto Store; Coffee Beanery; Corona Beach House; Dunkin Donuts; two Duty Free Americas locations; Hudson News; Indulgence (bath and beauty products); Inmotion Entertainment (CDs and DVDs); La Carreta; Pizza Hut Express; Newslink; Starbucks; Sunglass Hut; Sushi Maki; Taxco Sterling; and Tradewinds Bar.

Phase II of North Terminal, scheduled to open in August 2010, will include: Twenty-five new or renovated passenger gates, including a re-opened Concourse A; American Eagle’s new two-gate Regional Commuter Facility; a one-mile-long, four-station automated people mover system capable of transporting 9,000 passengers per hour; and a state-of-the-art baggage screening and delivery system with the capacity to screen and transport 8,400 bags per hour.

The entire North Terminal, which will feature a 72-lane federal inspection area capable of serving 3,600 international passengers per hour and an eight-lane, re-check inspection area for passengers connecting between international flights, is scheduled for completion in March 2011.

“This is an exciting time for MIA, American Airlines and Miami-Dade County,” said Miami-Dade Aviation Director José Abreu. “When completed, North Terminal will be a 50-gate super hub with the capacity to serve more than 30 million passengers per year and will rank as one of the most efficient hubs in the world.”