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Ribbon Cut on New JetBlue Terminal at JFK Airport

  JETBLUE JFK TERMINAL  
  QUEENS COMMUNITY DISTRICT 10     QUEENS COMMUNITY DISTRICT 12  
  QUEENS COMMUNITY DISTRICT 13  
September 25, 2008
Brooklyn Downtown Star

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Monday at JetBlue’s new $875 million, 635,000-square-foot terminal. The three-story, 26-gate terminal will handle 250 flights daily and double the number of passengers who currently pass through. “Terminal 5” was designed to complement the adjacent landmarked TWA terminal. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he expects the new terminal to contribute to New York City tourism, and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert Lieber praised the terminal’s expected contributions in leveraging the AirTrain station in Jamaica and the recent rezoning of nearby Jamaica for three million square feet for office, retail and hotel space.