United Airlines arrives at new LaGuardia terminal
Carrier’s addition to Terminal B is latest sign of progress in airport’s reconstruction
BY BILL PARRY
The massive $8 billion
LaGuardia Airport
redevelopment project passed
a major milestone on June 2
when United Airlines began
operating flights in Terminal
B’s new Eastern Concourse.
United joins Air Canada
and Southwest, which are
fully operational in Terminal
B’s Eastern Concourse, as
well as American Airlines,
which operates select flights
in the new area.
With this move, 16 of the 18
gates in the Eastern Concourse
of the new Terminal B are
now operational, with the
final gates to open next year,
according to LaGuardia
Gateway Partners, the
private entity in charge of
the project.
“Welcoming United to the
new concourse is a major
step towards completing our
vision for a top-class visitor
experience at LaGuardia,”
LaGuardia Gateway Partners
CEO Stewart Steeves said.
“United travelers can now
experience the choice food and
retail options in the Eastern
Concourse, and we’re excited
to continue our progress
towards transforming
Terminal B into a modern
gateway New Yorkers can be
proud of.”
United Airlines travelers
have access to the Eastern
Concourse, which features
55’ ceilings, abundant natural
light, pristine restrooms, a
park area and a children’s
play area. The shops and
restaurants of the new
concourse include Shake
Shack, Irving Farm Coffee
Roasters, Osteria Fusco,
La Chula Bar & Taqueria,
Kingside Bar $ Restaurant and
the Five Boroughs Market.
United passengers also
gain access to the new retail
options that are available in
the new concourse, including
the latest New York City
location for the legendary
toy store FAO Schwarz, as
LaGuardia Airport Terminal B, Location: Queens, New York,
well as offerings from SoHo
based independent bookseller
McNally Jackson, Hudson,
LaGuardia Dufry Duty Free
Shops, M-A-C, District Market
with its specialty Made in
Queens products, and Spa
Here.
Additionally, the postsecurity
United Club will
LaGuardia Gateway Partners
open on the mezzanine level
for members.
“United is delighted
to be welcomed into the
new Terminal B Eastern
Concourse at LaGuardia
Airport as this will provide
substantial improvements
in the amenities we are able
to provide our customers,”
United’s President of New
York and New Jersey Jill
Kaplan said. “Within the
new building we are able to
provide a new United Club
that is 30% larger than our
previous location, and most
importantly post-security.”
United’s move into the
new concourse is the latest
step in the overall LaGuardia
Terminal B redevelopment.
The transformation of
Terminal B will continue to
open in phases and includes
a new 35-gate terminal, a
parking garage, and a Central
Hall, which will unify the
airport by connecting to
Terminal C, which is also
being redeveloped.
LaGuardia Gateway
Partners opened the Eastern
Concourse in December 2018.
It was the first part of the new
Terminal B to open.
Reach reporter Bill
Parry by email at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
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