Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport intends to open a new concourse with five additional gates for Southwest Airlines.

The new Concourse A, the centerpiece of a $333 million revitalization and expansion plan of Terminal 1, will serve as a major new Southwest international hub. The airline will launch service from FLL to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS), beginning Nov. 5, adding to the June 4 launch of flights to Grand Cayman (GCM), Belize (TZA), Montego Bay (MBJ) and Cancun (CUN).

“These new gates, additional border screening capacity, and the arts and flavor of South Florida will be a hit with hundreds of thousands of Southwest’s local customers who prefer our all-in friendliness and value,” said Gary Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer, Southwest Airlines.

The existing Terminal 1 is being modernized to include the addition of a new post-security connection between the terminal’s three concourses — currently travelers exit the secure areas of the terminal’s concourses requiring a second pass through security checkpoints. When completed, the renovation will give the terminal a single security checkpoint serving all three concourses.

Concession space is also being added to the terminal both pre- and post-security, along with additional restrooms — and a separate relief station for traveling pets — and an improved and expanded gate seating area. The expansion is to be fully completed by the end of 2017.