American Airlines and British Airways announced on Wednesday, February 6, its willingness to invest $344 million in the expansion of the terminal No. 8 of the International airport. John Kennedy.
According to the Governor of new York, the modernization of the terminal will improve the quality of customer service and significantly increase ridership.
The renovated terminal will appear Lounges premium for customers of both airlines, a new convenience, a check-in point premium and superior baggage handling system. In addition, in the terminal there will be 5 additional wide-body gates that will increase the number of transatlantic flights.
It is not surprising that British Airways has decided to invest in the project, because in the end, the number of flights to London will increase to 14 a day. Terminal No. 8 will increase in total by 70.4 thousand square feet, and 57.5 thousand square feet of existing space will be renovated.
It is expected that modernization will create 500 permanent jobs and another 750 for the period of project implementation.
@AmericanAir announces alliance partner @British_Airways will move to American’s Terminal 8 at JFK in 2022. Offering 14 daily flights between NY and London, the two airlines are investing $344 million in the terminal prior to BAs move. #avgeek #travelwriter #aviation #airline #NYC pic.twitter.com/1zgI5X4rcg
— Todd Sturm (@Todd_northliner) February 6, 2019
Also, Andrew Cuomo recalled his Grand plan to overhaul JFK cost $13 billion, which will transform the airport and will create 9.6 thousand jobs.
«Regular investments are an integral part of a broader effort of the state on modernization of the airports around new York, said Cuomo. Just 4 months ago, we announced plans to turn JFK into a modern global hub with new unified terminal, which will increase the area of the airport to 4 million square feet and a throughput of at least 15 million passengers a year.»
