Volunteers Put New International Terminal To The Test

Mamata, Nachu and Vaghul Anbil look for gate information at the new Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal.

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How do you make sure a billion-and-a-half dollar airport terminal is fully-functional on opening day?

You practice.

Wednesday at the new Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal, that meant gate agents checking in passengers, TSA Screeners focusing on luggage, and 1,600 volunteer travelers doing what travelers “do.”