JetBlue celebrated the groundbreaking this week of a $4.2 billion project to develop a new international Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The new terminal will connect to JetBlue’s existing Terminal 5 location at JFK and allows the airline to add more flights, destinations, and partner airline connections at the busy New York airport.
The project is being undertaken as a public-private partnership between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the JFK Millennium Partners consortium, which includes JetBlue, the developer Vantage Airport Group; RXR, which is an operating company, and American Triple I, a minority-owned investor.
“It was 23 years ago that JetBlue launched our first flights from our home at JFK, eventually growing and taking over our modern Terminal 5 and now sending customers to more than 80 destinations, including London and soon Paris,” said Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue. “At a time that JetBlue is set to grow significantly, we are excited to once again invest and further the governor’s vision as we build the new Terminal 6.”…
