Delta Animated Video Previews Expanded Terminal 4
The $1.2 billion expansion of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy
International Airport is on schedule, according to a news release
from Delta Air Lines. If you're traveling through JFK, the
structural steel frame of the Concourse B extension is now
visible.
Ahead of the 2013 opening, customers can take a virtual tour of
the expanded terminal through a new animated video available on the
Delta Air Lines YouTube channel. In addition, more than 80 displays
throughout JFK Terminals 2, 3 and 4 and on airport vehicles display
the changes customers will experience in 2013.
"Delta's expanded and enhanced Terminal 4 at JFK will provide a
modern international gateway for millions of travelers and
accommodate future growth for Delta in New York," said Gail
Grimmett, Delta's senior vice president for New York. "The project
will create 10,000 jobs in the region and $1.6 billion in economic
output from the purchase of goods and services by 2014."
The Concourse B extension will include one of the largest Sky
Clubs in the Delta system, as well as nine new international gates,
for a total of 16 the airline will occupy. The project will improve
passenger flow by adding more capacity at check-in areas and
security checkpoints. The state-of-the-art facilities also will
feature a new automated baggage handling system and larger shopping
and dining areas post-security. The project expands baggage claim
and Customs and Border Protection areas to speed fliers through the
airport. Delta jets will see faster taxi times with the addition of
dual taxiways, improving on-time performance.
"This is a game-changing project for our customers and the
entire regional aviation system," said Chris Ward, executive
director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. "It
increases JFK's capacity, vastly improves the customer experience
for hundreds of thousands of Delta travelers and strengthens the
economic competitiveness of the most important gateway in the
country."
The 1.5-million-square-foot Terminal 4 covers 165 acres, making
it one of North America's largest air terminals. Delta, the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Terminal 4 operator
JFKIAT LLC are working together to increase the terminal's size by
491,000 square feet, or nearly one third. The airline has already
invested more than $70 million in its JFK hub over the last few
years.