Airport Experience® News - Customer Service Issue 2024

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

A NEW YORK POINT OF VIEW As JFK T6 Takes Shape, The Concessions Focus Is Decidedly Local

BY CAROL WARD

ctober 1 was a milestone day in the construction of the new $4.2 billion Terminal 6 at New York’s

demolishing the adjacent Terminal 7, JMP will construct second phase, including five additional gates that are scheduled to open in 2028, completing the terminal. Steve Thody, CEO of JFK Millennium Partners, says it’s been “exciting to see all the parts begin to come together” as the new terminal takes shape. He describes a vision for a state-of-the-art, tech forward facility with lots of natural light and eye-catching elements, including an expansive oculus skylight. The new terminal will feature 10 gates, nine of which will be capable of handling wide-body jets. “That gives us really good flexibility operationally,” Thody notes. “If you think about T7 today, Alaska [Airlines], Sun Country Airlines and others operate in

Above: The New Terminal 6 at JFK, a new 10-gate facility being built in two stages, is expected to cost $4.2 billion and be fully complete by 2028.

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John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. The “topping out” ceremony celebrated the installation of the final piece of structural steel for the first phase of the 1.2 million square-foot terminal. Construction on the new terminal has been underway since February 2023 by Vantage Group -led JFK Millennium Partners , (JMP) the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate the new JFK T6 over 60 years. The terminal is scheduled to open in phases, beginning with the completion of the arrivals and departures hall and the first five gates in 2026. After

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