Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has reported it is on schedule with the $1.2 billion expansion of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York where the structural steel frame of the Concourse B extension is now visible.

The Concourse B extension will include one of the largest Sky Clubs in the Delta system, as well as nine new international gates, for a total of 16 the airline will occupy. The project will improve passenger flow by adding more capacity at check-in areas and security checkpoints. The state-of-the-art facilities also will feature a new automated baggage handling system and larger shopping and dining areas post-security. The project expands baggage claim and Customs and Border Protection areas to speed fliers through the airport. Delta jets will see faster taxi times with the addition of dual taxiways, improving on-time performance.

Delta is the largest airline in the state of New York serving 11 communities with 439 daily departures. The carrier employs more than 7,000 people in the State of New York.

Today, Delta’s domestic flights use Terminal 2 while international flights use Terminal 3. The expansion of Terminal 4 will replace the more than 50-year-old Terminal 3, improving the customer experience for 11 million passengers Delta carries to and from JFK annually.

The 1.5-million-square-foot Terminal 4 covers 165 acres, making it one of North America’s largest air terminals. Delta, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Terminal 4 operator JFKIAT LLC are working together to increase the terminal’s size by 491,000 square feet, or nearly one third.

Delta has added more than 30 international routes from JFK since 2006, and the expanded terminal will allow for future growth. Today, Delta’s JFK hub has more than 192 peak-day departures from 43 gates to 94 destinations, including 47 international cities. Delta also is the only airline to serve five continents nonstop from New York (North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa).

Delta already has invested more than $70 million in its JFK hub over the last few years.

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