{"id":33408,"date":"2022-06-02T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-yorks-laguardia-airport-makeover-revealed\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T11:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T11:10:00","slug":"new-yorks-laguardia-airport-makeover-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-yorks-laguardia-airport-makeover-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"New York’s LaGuardia airport makeover revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
Delta’s glittering 1.3 million-square foot $ 4 billion Terminal C will begin flights on Saturday, June 4 at nine of the 37 new gates. Delta, the largest carrier at LaGuardia, is flying 255 flights daily to 70 cities this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n New York Governor Kathy Hochul did not forget Biden’s earlier assessment. “Come see this, President Biden, because your jaw is going to drop,” Hochul said at a grand opening event.<\/span><\/p>\n Popular Manhattan restaurant Bubby’s has opened an outpost at LaGuardia.<\/p>\n Stephanie Keith \/ Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said LaGuardia had transformed from the “most reviled airport in the nation” into a world-class facility.<\/span><\/p>\n Airlines provided about two-thirds of the cost, with about $ 3.4 billion from Delta, New York said.<\/span><\/p>\n American Airlines in 2020 opened its new arrivals and departures hall at LaGuardia Terminal B. In January, the $ 4 billion terminal redevelopment project was completed.<\/span><\/p>\n People walk through the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $ 4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport.<\/p>\n Mike Segar \/ Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In 2017, New York and Delta broke ground to consolidate Terminals C and D into a single terminal across four concourses and a centralized departures and arrivals hall. The terminal features high-tech art work, power outlets at all seats and fancy new restaurants.<\/span><\/p>\n Delta CEO Ed Bastian said that in 2017 “it was the single biggest investment decision” in the airline’s history. Delta is investing more than $ 6 billion in New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n The new LaGuardia terminal includes Delta’s largest airport lounge, a 34,000-square-foot Sky Club with panoramic views that when finished can accommodate nearly 600 people.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2021, LaGuardia was the 25th busiest US airport serving 7.8 million passengers. The New York City area, with three major airports, is the most congested airspace in the United states.<\/span><\/p>\n Airlines are forecasting record travel demand this summer as Americans who delayed trips during COVID-19 return to the skies.<\/span><\/p>\n Top image: Check-in kiosks await travelers in ticketing area of \u200b\u200bthe new 1.3 million-square foot $ 4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport. Credit: Mike Segar \/ Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New York officials on Wednesday, June 1 celebrated the six-year $ 8 billion reconstruction of the city’s long-derided LaGuardia airport with a brand new Delta Air Lines terminal. Delta’s glittering 1.3 million-square foot $ 4 billion Terminal C will begin flights on Saturday, June 4 at nine of the 37 new gates. Delta, the largest …<\/p>\n