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AIRPORT SURVEY Rebuilding Kennedy Over $9 billion has been earmarked to transform New York's run-down international airport, recently described as one of the worst in the USA RAMON LOPEZ/NEW YORK LAST YEAR, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani called Kennedy and LaGuardia "two of die worst airports in America." He added: "This is die worst form of a govern ment bureaucracy that is running somediing that should be run by private enterprise." Citing "decades of neglect", Giuliani's office is solicit ing private operators to assume management of die airports in 2015 when die Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's lease from die City of New York runs out - or sooner. But officials at die Port Audiority of New York and New Jersey, who are aware of Kennedy's well-earned reputation as congested and "user unfriendly", hope to win back public support through its JFK Redevelopment Programme. The transformation is taking shape despite political squabbling. Meanwhile, Port Audiority officials are campaigning to attract new tenants, a search bolstered by new federal legislation which has loosened slot restrictions at the major airport, located 24 traf fic-clogged kilometres (15 miles) from mid- town Manhattan. Kennedy, which handled 31.7 million pas sengers last year, including 18.2 million inter national travellers, expects moderate growth in the coming years. By 2004, says Stephen Smolenski, the assistant programme director of the airport's redevelopment, total passenger traffic is projected to rise to 39 million, includ- | ing 21.8 million international passengers. AN EXCITING TIME The number of gates at New York Kennedy would increase from 149 to 169 if all proposed development takes place. More significandy, the number of remote gates would drop by 23, improving passenger service. "This is an excit ing time to work at JFK. There is more con struction going on now than ever before in Kennedy International's history," Smolenski adds. The $9 billion redevelopment project, shared by die Port Audiority and its major air line tenants, includes a projected $5.1 billion for replacement or substantial renovation of the airport's nine major terminals and nearly $2 bil lion for infrastructure improvements, including new roadways, diree new parking garages and upgraded utilities. Another $1.5 billion is allocated for AirTrain, a new automated light rail line that will link die passenger terminals with die Long Island Rail Road and die New York subway system, begin ning in 2003. A new airport control tower, con structed on the ramp-side of Terminal 4, began full US Federal Aviation Administration opera tions in October 1994. The airport's runway system is unaffected by the work. This consists of two pairs of parallel runways, aligned at right angles, including Runway 13R-31L, which at 4,445m (14,572ft) long, is the longest commer cial runway in North America. Already completed is die resurgence of Terminal 1 which was undertaken by Terminal One Group Association (TOGA). At a cost of 38 $435 million, the partnership of Air France, Japan Air Lines, Korean Air and Lufthansa opened die new 11-gate Terminal 1 in 1998 on the site of die former Eastern Air Lines facility. Next year, British Airways and die Port Authority will finish their $220 million renova tion of Terminal 7. It will also see the restoration of Terminal 4 (formerly the International Arrivals Building) by JFK International Air Terminal, a non-airline private sector group. The consortium is made up of Schiphol USA, die US affiliate of die operator of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, LCOR, a real estate develop er and US investment banking firm Lehman Brothers. It was formed to undertake the $1.1 billion project. Terminal 4 will have 16 gates and FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 9 - 15 May 2000
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