Delta Airlines inaugurates new $1.4 billion
terminal at JFK
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Delta unveils new international
terminal at JFK
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Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
4:26 p.m. EDT May 24, 2013
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NEW YORK -- Delta unveiled its new
international portal at New York's JFK Airport Friday.
Fliers passing through the $1.4
billion terminal will experience an expanded security area with 16 lanes, a
24,000 square-foot Sky Club with its own rooftop deck, and outposts of some of
New York City's signature restaurants.
"This is a special day at Delta, the culmination of a
very long journey,'' Delta CEO Richard Anderson said at a news conference and
celebration inside the newly renovated terminal. "We're going to keep
investing in New York.''
The multi-billion dollar makeover
marks another major play by Delta to grab a larger share of the highly coveted
corporate and premium paying traveler. Last December, the airline announced it
was buying a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, the carrier founded by British mogul
Richard Branson, who attended Friday's celebration. That deal will give Delta a
stronger perch at London's Heathrow Airport, one of the most important
international business markets in the world.
The newly expanded and renovated
terminal includes nine new and seven renovated gates, with work starting next
week on 11 more. Its Sky Club is state of the art, with touch screens where
passengers can order sushi platters or cocktails, showers, and an outside deck
that resembles the kind of rooftop lounge travelers can visit once they hit the
streets of New York City.
Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who also spoke
at the news conference, noted that the terminal's new restaurants, such as Blue
Smoke on the Road and Shake Shack give travelers a taste of New York as soon as
they step off the plane. "Delta means a lot to New York City and New York
City means a lot to Delta,'' Bloomberg said.
Terminal 3, the one-time home to
defunct airline Pan Am, and where Delta previously operated many of its
flights, will be torn down.
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