By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal

As Reno-Tahoe International Airport officials see it, those departing the airport have been accommodated with the latest upgrades.

Now, it’s the arriving passengers’ turn.

The airport is preparing plans for a $5 million face-lift of the baggage claim area which, officials said, will mean improvements designed to continue the rock-woodsy-outdoors themes that adorn the renovated ticket counter area.

Improvements coming to Reno-Tahoe airport's baggage claim. Photo/LTN file

“We want to move that look, that Tahoe feel, down to baggage claim,” said Marily Mora, executive vice president/chief operating officer at the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. “When people leave Reno, they get to see it. So now, when they come in, we’ll try to showcase what the community’s about.”

That means upgrades that will include rock and wood facing on columns and beams, an all-tile floor, improved signage and, with a nod to locals, the elimination of the chrome in the ceilings.

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