32 AIRPORT VOICE, JULY 2021
Flying
International?
Order ahead for duty free delivery to gate
JFKIAT, the operator of Terminal
4 at JFK Airport, announced its partnership
with Inflyter and DFS Group
to launch a branded digital marketplace
for Duty Free shopping.
This e-commerce offering enables
travelers flying through T4 to
purchase Duty Free items online
before arriving at T4, or while waiting
for departure at their gate, dining
at the terminal, or enjoying one
of T4’s premium lounges. Customers
can visit the website, place their
orders, and complete payment before
arrival or while waiting for their
flight to depart. Purchases will be
delivered directly to the gate and
passengers will receive their items
just before they enter the aircraft.
The digital marketplace enables
a contactless and fully digital purchase
process, creating a safer and
more seamless journey for customers
and employees.
“JFKIAT has continued to innovate
T4’s offerings to ensure our
customers have a seamless experience
from curb to gate, and we
are proud to partner with Inflyter
and DFS Group to launch one of
the first digital Duty Free marketplaces
in a U.S. airport terminal,”
said Roel Huinink, President & CEO
of JFKIAT. “In the wake of the pandemic,
it is critical for our customers
and employees to feel as safe as
possible, and ensuring contactless
experiences is an important component
to rebuilding confidence in air
travel. As consumers intend to continue
their online shopping behavior
post-pandemic, we are delighted to
have partnered with JFKIAT to deliver
an ecommerce platform that
will offer passengers the convenience
of being able to shop duty
free online whenever they want, and
not just at the airport,” said Wassim
Saadé, Founder and CEO of Inflyter.
This new way of shopping precedes
the redevelopment of the
terminal which when finished will
boast additional new technologies
geared for the best in customer experience.
Airport Rescue Grants
$328 million
Helps Port airports to recover from Covid
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) will award $8 billion in grants to
keep U.S. airport workers employed, construction
projects going and help U.S. airports
recover from the impacts of the COVID
19 pandemic.
The funding for the grants comes from
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
President Biden signed into law on March
11, 2021.
NY Port Airports JFK, LGA and SWF
awarded a total of $328 million for primary
entitlements, cargo, enplanements and
concessions.
JFK John F Kennedy $ 34,066,655( Primary)
$ 3,998,837 ( cargo) $ 152,969,307
(enplanements) $ 191,034,799 $ 21,271,178
( small busness concession) $ 5,317,795
(Large Business Concession) $ 26,588,973
(Total concession) All Total $ 217,623,772
LGA Laguardia New York P L $
18,423,601 ( Primary) $ 75,869,919 (enplanements)
$ 94,293,520 ( Primary total)
$ 10,550,107( Small concessions)
$ 2,637,527(Large concessions) $
13,187,634 ( Concession total) All Total $
107,481,154
New York Stewart International New York
P N $ 2,174,032 (Primary) $ 325,405 (cargo)
$ 1,321,292 ( enplanements) $ 3,820,729 (
total Primary) $ 183,732 small concession)) $
45,933 ( large concession) $ 229,665 ( concession
total). All Total $ 4,050,394
“The Airport Rescue Grants keep
workers employed and help the aviation
sector recover as more Americans get
vaccinated and begin traveling again,”
said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete
Buttigieg.
“These grants are part of the Administration’s
commitment to build back a better
and safer transportation system throughout
our country.”
The money will help keep people safe
and employed by reimbursing operational
expenses, debt service payments, and
costs related to combating the spread of
pathogens at the airport.
Airports can also use the money to
provide rent relief to in-terminal retail and
concession companies. The funding requires
that airports continue to employ
at least 90 percent of their pre-pandemic
employees for those airports that cover a
majority of the traveling public.
Air France and friends celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the fisrt flight of Air France to JFK Airport with Water Cannon Salute as the aircraft pulls into Terminal One at JFK.