The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reached a revised agreement with New Terminal One (NTO) – a consortium of financial sponsors – to build the new terminal. Furthermore, work began in December 2019 on the US$425m expansion of JFK’s Terminal 8, led by American Airlines, which operates the terminal, and British Airways, which will be relocating there from Terminal 7, which is set to be demolished to make way for the new Terminal 6. The US$1.5bn expansion of Terminal 4, led by Delta and JFK International Air Terminal, was approved in the spring and will begin construction soon. This terminal will be built by JFK Millennium Partners on the airport’s north side and will connect with JetBlue’s existing Terminal 5. The US$3.9bn development of new Terminal 6 was approved by the Port Authority Board of Commissioners in August. Plans for the new Terminal 1 build on the momentum of the other three components of the project. The new terminal will be built in phases, subject to international passenger traffic levels, with full completion anticipated around 2030. However, due to the severe impact of Covid-19 on air travel, the terms of the agreement needed to be restructured. The project was initially scheduled to break ground in 2020. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2022 and the first phase, including the new arrivals and departures hall and first set of new gates, is expected to open in 2026. The new Terminal 1 will be built on the sites of the current, smaller and outdated Terminal 1, the 59-year-old Terminal 2 and the former Terminal 3, which was demolished in 2013. Sustainability improvements will include the use of renewable-energy technologies such as solar hot water, aircraft de-icing and fluid recovery as well as the conversion of diesel ground service equipment – such as baggage tractors and belt loaders – to electric across the airport. These installations are designed to improve the security in the new terminal. The terminal will include a touchless passenger journey, digital passenger flow and queue management, advanced video search analytics, biometric-based systems and a flexible design to accommodate future technology and/or regulatory changes.
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