Delta’s Edward Bastian and JFK’s Terminal 4
Delta Air Lines is close to announcing the renovation of its outdated terminals at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Wall Street Journal reported. The airline has been in talks for months with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey about funding the move, which is expected to include demolishing the former Pan Am Worldport — an icon at JFK, famous for its saucer-shaped roof — to make way for new facilities. According to Delta President Edward Bastian, an announcement
is expected within 60 days. “It is the worst facility that we operate,” he said of Delta’s two JFK terminals, which date back to the early 1960s. Among the options under discussion is the expansion of Terminal 4 — a 1,500,000-square-foot international terminal serving nearly 40 airlines — which opened in 2001 and sits next to the terminal that’s expected to be demolished. [WSJ]