The ground-breaking for the new $4.2bn Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport has taken place, with officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey joined by JetBlue chief executive Robin Hayes and New York governor Kathy Hochul.
The event was held at JetBlue maintenance hangar at JFK and launched work on the project — a public-private partnership between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners. The consortium includes JetBlue, Vantage Airport Group, American Triple I, a certified minority-owned investor, owner, developer, and manager of infrastructure assets, and New York real estate operating company RXR.
“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. 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,” said Hayes.