John F. Kennedy Airport is an important international hub for the United States, and is the gateway for many engers to the country per year.
However, the location currently suffers from a precarious infrastructure, and lack of connectivity between the terminals, which makes it impossible to transfer demand at times of peak engers or when there are operational problems. A proof of this was in 2017, when infrastructure problems harmed several companies.
But the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, said that the terminal will receive an investment of US$ 13 billion in the coming years, US$ 12 billion of which will come from private funds.
This entire amount will be able to increase the airport's capacity by 15 million engers, it is little for the amount of money, but most of it will be applied due to reforms that will improve the comfort of the terminal and externally unify the terminals.
On the subject of comfort, Andrew said that engers will have more natural lighting, after the renovations, very high-speed Wi-Fi, more space for security and immigration checks, an upgrade in bag checks by x-ray, more free space inside the terminal and also a higher headroom in the terminals.
The project is ongoing, and still needs approval from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Despite this, engers can expect a quick improvement, the first part of the work will be delivered in 2023, and in 2025 the terminals will already be unified, the objective is to start the works in 2019.
