When I went to New York, my flight took me directly to John F. Kennedy International Airport. It was my first time in Queens County where the airport lies and is at a distance of 12 miles from the Lower Mahattan. When I arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) I experienced from the huge crowd that this is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States and also it is the leading freight gateway in United States by value of shipments. This airport is the smallest hub for American Airlines and is named after John F. Kennedy who was the 35th president of the Untied States.
I love to explore anything that comes to me and so after arriving to the airport I waited for my driver to come and receive me and by the time I got chance to know as much as possible about the airport. So here I am giving you all the essential information of the airport so that when you will come to this airport you should know entirely about the airport and feel free. This airport is operated by the Port Autority of New York and New Jersey. The airport has an official website where you can log on and seek the related information and the site is www.kennedyairport.Com.
The airport has total eight terminals and is under huge expansion and renovation programme which is ongoing for the last decade. Construction of new terminals 1 and 4 is also under the list of programme. Besides this, the new terminal 5 which is the home of JetBlue Airways was opened recently in September 2008. Transfer between the terminals is linked by the AirTrain JFK which offers free service between all the terminals. All the terminals include 151 gates and the airport every year handles more than 47,807,816 passengers. The airport generates some $30.1 billion in economic activity to the New York City region by providing 229,000 jobs to the people of the country and also $9.8 billion in wages and salaries.
Airlines that operate from this airport are Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Aerogal, Aeroméxico, Aerosvit Airlines, Air Berlin, Air China, Air Europa, Air France, Air India, Air Jamaica, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, American Eagle, Arik Air, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, Cape Air, Caribbean Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Cayman Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines, Delta Connection operated by Comair, Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines, EgyptAir, El Al, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Eurofly, Finnair, TACA, Iberia Airlines, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, JetBlue Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, LAN Airlines, LAN Ecuador, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Pakistan International Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Sun Country Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TACA Costa Rica, TAM Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, United Express operated by Shuttle America, United Express operated by Trans States Airlines, US Airways, US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Vision Airlines and XL Airways France.
The airport has long term and daily parking facilities. Car parks could be found in front of every terminal located in the Central Terminal Area parking area. Well, as the airport has 8 terminals parking spaces are also available at a large scale. As my driver came to receive me I was comfortable but you can hire car to reach to your destination from various car companies that represented the airport. Company’s desks are situated at all the terminals on the Arrivals level. For transportation you have rail, bus and taxi services from the airport. Also if you want any information about the airport head to the Traveler’s Aid services that could be found in all the terminals. The main office for information is situated in Terminal 6. With this other desks and offices are also available at the airport that will solve all of your queries.
The airport also provides ATMs, bureaux de change, post office, eating and drinking, luggage and other facilities at the airport which you can easily use. For conference and business facilities the airport provides all types of services to make the passenger comfortable. Facilities for disabled travellers are good like they get wheelchair, car pars, toilets and some others. If you want to accommodate a room then the airport also provides you hotels to stay and rest like Ramada Plaza hotel, Best Western JFK Airport, Comfort Inn JFK, Holiday Inn JFK and Howard Johnson Express Inn.
International and domestic travel both are accounted for large share to the country which are also rises because of tourists who throng to New York to explore the city’s attractions. If you get time to explore the nearby attractions then go for it. Manhattan has many attractions ranging from squares and plazas, streets, avenues and boulevards, historical sites, parks, museums and much more. And I have started exploring all these attractions one by one as there are plenty of them to see and visit.
