American Airlines previously announced a new flight service to begin this summer from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport (HND). However, the service was pending the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) review. The service has been approved and will be the only U.S. airline to offer nonstop service between JFK and HND.
Exciting details emerge about JFK's newest terminal, home to Lufthansa, JetBlue
02.03.2024 - 16:47 / thepointsguy.com / John F.Kennedy / Airlines
A major transformation is underway at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
The airport, which is among the busiest in the world, is getting two brand-new terminals, as well as an overhaul of several other existing terminals.
Perhaps no upgrade is as exciting as the new Terminal 6, which just celebrated one year since construction began. As part of this milestone, the terminal redevelopment team, JFK Millennium Partners, along with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, shared a sneak peek at what travelers can expect once the facility opens in the first quarter of 2026.
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JFK's new Terminal 6 will span a whopping 1.2 million square feet and offer 10 new gates, nine of which are capable of handling wide-body jets. The new terminal is being built adjacent to the existing Terminal 5, which is home to JetBlue Airways' JFK hub.
Once complete, the two terminals will be connected airside, giving flyers a more seamless connecting experience (assuming that the carriers operating from these facilities offer connecting tickets).
The Lufthansa Group has already announced that it will become the new terminal's first tenant, moving the Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines operations from the existing Terminal 1 to Terminal 6 in early 2026.
The Port Authority confirmed this week that "advanced discussions with other air carriers are underway" to move to the new terminal. At the outset, only five of the $4.2 billion terminal's 10 gates will open, with the remaining five due to be completed by 2028.
Several other amenities have already been teased. This includes the longest departures curb at JFK (with translucent canopies), meaning that there shouldn't be too much roadway traffic getting to the terminal (something that the existing Terminal 1 suffers from on a nightly basis).
The terminal will be home to up to five airline lounges — Lufthansa already confirmed that it will open a new outpost there — as well as a new arrivals lounge. It remains to be seen which carrier will lease the arrivals lounge, but it likely won't be Lufthansa since most of the airline's New York-bound flights arrive in the afternoon and evening.
Terminal 6 will share a new ground transportation center and taxi stand with Terminal 5, and it'll also be connected to both the Terminal 5 and Terminal 7 AirTrain stations.
The new facility will also house a centralized Transportation Security Administration checkpoint with the latest screening technologies, as well as a Customs and Border Protection immigration area for international arrivals.
Based on the newly released renderings, the new terminal looks like it'll become one
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