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Planned T4 Expansion approved by Port Board
JFKIAT/Port Agreement is another step in JFK Redevelopment
The Port Authority of New York
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and New Jersey Board of Commissioners
approved agreement on
key terms with Delta Air Lines and
JFK International Air Terminal
(JFKIAT), the operator of Terminal
4, to expand Terminal 4 and consolidate
Delta operations there, a key
step in the transformation of John
F. Kennedy International Airport
into a 21st century global gateway.
The Port will finalize and enter into
a lease amendment with JFKIAT for
an expansion and renovation of the
Terminal 4 arrivals and departures
hall and a concourse expansion to
add 10 new gates (eight for regional
jets and for two narrow-body aircraft).
The expansion and renovation
at Terminal 4, which is expected to
be financed by JFKIAT, will break
ground later this year, enabling
Delta to consolidate its operations in
late 2022, with full project completion
in late 2023.
The now $1.5-billion project, which
is being financed by private capital,
was initially authorized by the Board
in February 2020 as a $3.8-billion expansion
and modernization. The revised
plan, prompted by the severe
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
air travel, prioritizes components including
new gates critical to Delta’s
consolidation of its operations at JFK
into Terminal 4 and other elements
throughout the terminal designed to
improve the passenger experience.
Further enhancements including additional
new gates and seating areas
will be deferred to future phases.The
expansion will replace the 11 gates
currently used by Delta at Terminal
2, which was built in 1962, and allow
for the demolition of that 58-year-old
terminal. The project will include
expanded seating areas and concessions,
modern wayfinding, and new
or upgraded restrooms designed
with travelers in mind. The expansion
project also includes a new Delta
lounge in Terminal 4’s Concourse A.
in additionj to the existing lounge in
ConcourseB.\ B.
The Terminal 4 project will modernize
and expand the existing terminal,
adding more than 150,000
square feet and 10 new gates, serving
primarily regional and domestic
flights. The project will also expand
and renovate the arrivals and departures
hall to improve the ticketing
areas, security check points, baggage
claim, and arrivals areas.
Said Stephanie Baldwin, Delta’s
Vice President of JFK Airport Operations.
“We’re looking forward
to working with our partners at
JFKIAT and the Port Authority to
build on our strong history of investment
at JFK Terminal 4 that will cement
its status as a world-class global
gateway. “
JFKIAT, a U.S. affiliate of Royal
Schiphol Group, has been the operator
of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy
International Airport since 1997. The
expansion will further enhance the
terminal’s offerings for its almost 30
airline partners with technologies to
ensure expedited and seamless passenger
processing capabilities, additional
food options, and other amenities
to ensure passenger comfort
and convenience according to CEO
JFKIAT Roel Huinink.
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