By year’s end, Denver International Airport will be nearly smoke free with all but one of the four smoking lounges shut down.
“Now is the time to clear the air,” said Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, when announcing the move toward ending smoking within the airport.
The lounges that will close later this year include the Aviator’s Lounge locations in the main terminal and on Concourse B.
The lounge in the terminal will become Jamba Juice and the Concourse B lounge will reopen as the Aviator’s Sports Bar, a full service barbecue restaurant.
The third lounge scheduled to close is located inside the Mesa Verde Restaurant and Bar on Concourse A .
Mesa Verde will remain open during remodeling and will gain additional seating including a patio area.
Hancock said that he anticipates the city will reach agreement about the fourth smoking lounge which could close in the near future.
The fourth one is Timberline Steaks & Grill on Concourse C .
Its lease runs until 2018 but officials believe they can work with the concessionaire to revamp the space prior to the end of the lease.
“I just paid $3 to smoke a cigarette. The state is going to lose a lot of money,” Kim Hefner .
