AIRPORT V 16 OICE, NOVEMBER 2019
DELTA OPENS NEW TERMINAL WING
BEGINS HUGE GROWTH AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced
the opening of the first new
concourse and gates at Delta Air
Lines’ Terminal D-east as part of the
ongoing $8 billion transformation of
LaGuardia Airport.
Hundreds of supporters gathered
to hear the Governor, the Port
Authority and Ed Bastian, CEO of
Delta share the excitement of the
first of four new additions at LGA.
These seven new gates opening on
November 4th, will host a variety
of restaurants, shops and spacious
bathrooms. Ultimately with the redevelopment,
Delta Air Lines’ new
$4 billion Terminal C will replace
the current C&D terminals. When
complete, the new terminal will feature
37 gates across four concourses
connected by a centralized and
streamlined check-in lobby, security
checkpoint and baggage claim;
dual taxiways reducing gate congestion
and taxi times; a Delta Sky
Club with a Sky Deck; larger gate
areas and more concession space;
and more efficient airport roadways.
Each new facility will be equipped
with electric ground service equipment
charging facilities to accommodate
an electric fleet.
Building State’s promise to deliver
jobs and diversity, LaGuardia
Airport contracts with certified
minority and women-owned businesses
(MWBE) have now exceeded
$1.3 billion. At Terminal B, LaGuardia
Gateway Partners has over $853
million in contracts with commitments
with 279 MWBE firms to date,
and at Terminal C, Delta has nearly
$510 million in contracts and commitments
with 154 MWBEs for a total
more than $1.36 billion awarded
to MWBEs. Combined with the new
hires anticipated at the progressing
Terminal B rebuild, 55 percent
are Queens residents. These numbers
will grow as the LaGuardia
Redevelopment program has partnered
with Vaughn College and
LaGuardia Community College to
create internship programs and
fund scholarships for local youth.
This summer, LGA Redevelopment
funded a 6-week STEM education
program for 50 middle school students
at Langston Hughes Library
in Corona to create awareness, and
desire for opportunities within the
field of aviation.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian greets Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton.
Governor Cuomo brightens up the group from Sunnyside Community Services.
LaGuardia Airport General Manager Tony Vero with Mets Noah Syndergaard,
Jim Tiefenthaler, Susan Jenkins, George Guiillaume of the Delta real estate construction
team. Photopage by Jeff Yapalater