New York’s airports, modernized, expanded and ready for 2023

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The New York airportswho benefited from it modernization and expansion works throughout 2022, they are ready to handle a passenger traffic from now on above pre-pandemic levels of 2019said the New York Port Authority (which manages the ports and also the airports)

The New York and New Jersey area includes three major international airports: John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty (as well as two other smaller airports, Steward and Teterboro). According to the New York Port Authority, these three airports form the top air traffic node in North America: in 2019, LaGuardia handled more than 30 million passengers, Newark Liberty more than 33 million passengers, and John F. Kennedy 60 million. passengers.

international airport The guard (LGA) completed its $8 billion upgrade earlier this year. The new airport was built in stages to ensure it remains fully operational and never loses capacity during construction. All new Terminal B facilities opened this year, as well as the new Delta Air Lines-only Terminal C and the newly reconstructed road network.

international airport Freedom of Newark (EWR) also celebrated a milestone in November 2022 with the opening of its new Terminal A, which includes more passenger space and 33 gates to accommodate wide-body aircraft, as well as upgraded management tools (security check and baggage claim ). The new Terminal A, which is expected to enter service in early 2023, will have a capacity of 14 million passengers a year.

international airport John F. Kennedy (JFK) has completed the expansion of Terminal 8 with additional renovated spaces. The expansion marked the first step in the modernization of New York’s main airport and saw British Airways move from its 50-year-old Terminal 7 to move with partner American Airlines to Terminal 8. The old Terminal 7 will be demolished to make space for a new Terminal 6 which will begin construction early next year. Also underway is the Terminal 4 expansion (at a cost of $1.5 billion), which began in December 2021.