The future counter of the new JFK terminal 1.
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It is far from over, but the new Terminal 1 of $ 9.5 billion at John F. Kennedy International Airport takes shape. Its first phase is expected to open in mid-2026.
It will replace the current terminal, which opened in 1998.
The terminal, which will be the largest in JFK, is now contemptuous. Luggage luggage tapesting structures have been installed, and you can develop future ticket counters, where customers steal carriers like Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Air China, China Airlines de Taiwan and others will be luggage and show their passport to ticket agents.
The new JFK terminal 1 under construction.
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The terminal – which was to be about the size of the two new terminals of Laguardia airport which have opened in the past decade combined – will be dedicated only to international travelers, which, according to the developers, is the key to design.
“From the very first pen to paper … We had the international customer,” said Jennifer Sure, CEO of the new terminal, the company developing the project, during a press conference at the airport last month.
The new Luggage transport system to the new JFK terminal 1.
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CNBC and other media have looked at construction progress, led by Sure, in early July as part of what the company said they are probably among the last lasting visits to the establishment before the day of opening.
The project is part of the New York port authority and the $ 19 billion overhaul of the JFK New Jersey. In addition to Terminal 1, the current terminal 7, currently houses Alaska Airlines And the Irish aircraft will be overturned for a new terminal 6, whose first doors should open its doors next year. The redesign of Laguardia airport, in comparison, was about $ 8 billion.
As air traffic is developing, the country’s airports rush to replace aging infrastructure.
American airports need at least $ 173.9 billion for this year’s infrastructure improvements to 2029, according to a report earlier this year by the International-North America Council.
“These investments – on average nearly $ 35 billion per year – are essential to adapt to airlines and passengers, improve operational efficiency, raise the quality of service and customer experience and meet the airport resilience needs,” he said.
The future luggage complaint at the new JFK terminal 1.
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The new JFK 1 terminal is expected to open its doors at the start of the 2026 World Cup, when certain matches will be held at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, about 30 miles.
More than half of JFK’s airlines modify the terminals in the coming years due to construction, said.
One thing she highlighted with the new design: “A terminal flooded with light.” This means no customs lines in the basement.
The new departure room of JFK Terminal 1 under construction.
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The departure room, the safety tracks and customs will be at the same level of the three -story terminal, which includes an inclined window wall. Its conception, led by the architectural firm Gensler, is supposed to evoke the image of a butterfly, the body dividing the terminal in the middle.
The AirTrain, which connects the terminals and parking lots of the airport with the stations in the Queens, already crosses the construction site and will stop at the terminal at the opening of the installation.
JFK’s overhaul also includes road improvements around the airport, where traffic has crawled around the largest hub in the region for years.
Future JFK terminal under construction
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The mid-2026 of the Terminal 1 Open will include the departure and arrival areas and the first 14 doors, all capable of receiving wide aircraft that are used for long-haul flights, and will have a capacity of 14 million passengers per year.
There will be 23 doors – 22 wide melee doors and a narrow body door – for planes like an Airbus A320 or a Boeing 737 – when the rest of the project is finished, currently scheduled for 2030.
The final version of Terminal 1 will also have more than 300,000 square feet of catering, retail, lounge and leisure, with more than half, 180,000 square feet, just for retail and meals.
The future entrance to the new JFK terminal 1.
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The burst said that the airport will be the only one in the United States with cash purchases and duties deductibles. Generally, customers will make duties franchise purchases which then returned to them before boarding their flights, but in this format, they can take them immediately.
The new terminal will also have its own microreseau, with solar panels on the roof, which, according to the developer, will allow the installation to have “complete resilience and 100% maintenance [of the terminal’s] operations in the event of energy disturbances. “”