Delta Unveils JFK Terminal Expansion
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Delta Airlines unveiled Tuesday the second phase of its $1.4 billion upgrade of JFK Airport's Terminal 4.
The latest expansion adds 11 new gates at the terminal and allows the airline to relocate a majority of its connecting flights from Terminal 2, said Delta Senior Vice President Gail Grimmett.
"Now everything's inside," she told WCBS 880's Marla Diamond. "And it's a lot more comfortable with the jet bridges, so it's easier back and forth. It's easier on the customers."
Delta Unveils JFK Terminal Expansion
Passengers seemed to like the changes.
"This is wonderful. It's a long way from the front," laughed Lou Ashmore, who was flying to North Carolina. " ... I need the exercise, though."
"I fly here all the time," added Mike, of New York City. "It's really good. A lot of food choices, easy luggage getting in and out. It's good."
Other new additions include improved check-in and electrical outlets at every waiting-area seat.
The expansion is part of Delta's $2 billion commitment to modernize terminals at JFK and LaGuardia airports.
The airline unveiled the first -- and largest -- phase of the project in 2013, when new restaurants, including Shake Shack, Uptown Brasserie and Blue Smoke, were unveiled.
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