A very interesting alternative proposal for the scrapped “JFK Central” concept: https://www.melk.global/jfkairportmasterplan
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This is spectacular. I hope they replaced it with something better or as good.
Oh, they most certainly didn’t. That amazing proposal seems to have covered both T1 and T4 and they kept dwindling it down to what we got in this render below.
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Brr… so basically a regular parking spot. Such a shame.
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I was just reading from a 2024 document confirmation that the T4 expansion agreement has the built-in option for JFK IAT/Delta to exercise a second phase to build out Concourse A, the Headhouse, and rebuild the roadway in a manner that accommodates the JFK Central structure, consistent with the pre-pandemic plan. It also noted that Delta had not exercised the option at that time, so the possibility remains open for the future.
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That’s wonderful. Is there anything that confirms (or denies) the existence of the T4-T1 connector that a couple of plans hinted at or is that deleted out of existence?
I believe this was the document I was using (also confirms the possibility of a future “phase c” for Terminal One which would bring its total gate count to 27, subject to further discussion with the PA). I scoured the document for info about the T1-T4 connector, and found absolutely nothing. From such a comprehensive document, I can only gather that the connector is not in the cards at this time.
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A new set of renderings has emerged of T1’s post-security grand hall following the announcement of Duty Free Americas as the operator of the main duty free area!
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does the ‘narrow’ path between the headhouse and the Phase A pier bother anyone else? I get that it’s just on the Departure Concourse (and that Arrivals will be on a separate level for passport control) but it looks like a major bottleneck. They should lose a couple of those retail spots (ha) to open it up.
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Praying that DAL/one of the other big three airlines doesn’t take over this building too… that corridor would get so overcrowded with bidirectional passenger flow.
