JetBlue breaks ground on new international terminal

New York's Hometown Airline JetBlue today breaks ground on the extension to its home at John F. Kennedy's Terminal 5 to pave the way for an international arrivals facility. Set to open in early 2015, the space includes six international arrivals gates – three new and three converted from Terminal 5 - and an International Arrivals Hall with full U.S. Custom and Federal Inspection Services (FIS). Some highlights of the international arrivals terminal extension include:

• Two additional baggage claim belts and a U.S. Custom and Border Protection, Federal Inspection Service (FIS) facility designed to accommodate up to 1,200 customers per hour

• Circulation paths designed to move customers through gates and Customs in the most efficient way possible with walking time and travel minimized

JetBlue is the largest domestic airline at JFK, operating more than 150 nonstop flights daily to 56 destinations throughout the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. Later this year, JetBlue plans to add to the growing list of international destinations with flights direct from New York's JFK to Cartagena, Colombia, Grand Cayman, and its sixth city in the Dominican Republic, Samana, subject to receipt of government approval. Flights to Charleston, South Carolina from JFK and Boston will take to the skies in early 2013.