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BA Plans Phased Move To New York JFK Terminal 8

British Airways plans a phased transition of flights from Terminal 7 to 8 at New York JFK from mid-November 2022.

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Artist impression of co-branded American Airlines & BA premium check-in area, New York JFK Terminal 8 (Image Credit: British Airways)

British Airways has updated its plans to co-locate with American Airlines at New York JFK Terminal 8.

Earlier this year, BA and AA confirmed long anticipated plans to co-locate all flights between London and New York JFK at Terminal 8 from December 2022.

BA’s current home at New York JFK Terminal 7 will close. Terminal 7 will be demolished to allow a new terminal to be constructed on its site.

British Airways To Move To New York JFK Terminal 8

All British Airways flights from New York JFK will operate from Terminal 8 from Thursday 1 December 2022.

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British Airways will operate all flights at New York JFK from Terminal 8 with effect from Thursday 1 December 2022.

The airline will leave its existing home at Terminal 7 to co locate with its transatlantic joint business partner American Airlines.

Terminal 7, previously dubbed as “undersized and functionally obsolete”, will be demolished to allow for a new terminal to be built on its site which will be connected to JetBlue’s existing home in Terminal 5.

American Airlines currently operates flights to New York JFK from London Heathrow Terminal 5. This move means that, like its rivals Delta & Virgin Atlantic, all AA & BA flights between Heathrow and New York JFK operate from the same terminals.

BA Reveals New York JFK Club Lounge

British Airways has unveiled images of its refurbished Club lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7.

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British Airways Club Lounge New York JFK Terminal 7 (Image Credit: British Airways)

British Airways has unveiled official images of its revamped Club lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7.

The new lounge opened last week and completes BA’s refurbishment of its lounge complex at New York JFK Terminal 7, after the new First lounge opened last year. The Concorde Room is not being refurbished.

The lounge structure is largely the same as before with an Elemis travel spa, self-service bars and a revamped pre-flight dining area (for evening flights). New facilities include a new entertainment room with audio visual equipment from Sony, a BrewDog craft beer room and a granite topped Quaich Bar, staffed by a bartender.

If you’ve not visited the lounge before, it is huge, something that is not conveyed in the press photographs. It is easily the biggest BA lounge outside of London.

The lounge is also available to eligible passengers travelling on other airlines operating at Terminal 7 such as ANA and Iberia. The lounge is open all day (though BA check-in desks aren’t). This lounge will have a relatively short life span. Terminal 7 is due to be demolished and BA is to join American Airlines in Terminal 8 from 2022.

British Airways Club Lounge New York JFK Terminal 7 Elemis Spa (Image Credit: British Airways)

Update: BA has released a short video tour of the lounge:

BA Completes New York JFK Club Lounge Refurbishment

British Airways has completed its refurbishment of its New York JFK Club lounge.

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BA New York JFK Terminal 7 (Image Credit: London Air Travel)

Over the past few months BA has been refurbishing its Club lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7.

This is part of a wider refurbishment of the terminal. A new First lounge opened late last year.

The refurbishment of the Club lounge appears to be now complete. This must be the largest BA lounge outside of London. The facilities are largely the same as before with an Elemis travel spa and pre-flight dining.

However, BA promises a new lobby area, improved audio visual entertainment from Sony, a Brew Dog Craft Beer Room, and larger self-service food areas.

This new lounge will have a relatively limited life span as Terminal 7 is due to be demolished. BA will join its alliance partner American Airlines in Terminal 8 from 2022.

Unfortunately, no official press pictures are available at the moment. But these should be made available in the next couple of weeks.

British Airways To Move To New York JFK Terminal 8

British Airways is to transfer its New York JFK operation from Terminal 7 to 8 from 2022.

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British Airways has announced it is to move to Terminal 8 at New York JFK airport, where it will be co-located with American Airlines.

BA will remain in its current home in Terminal 7 until 2022. The terminal will be demolished as part of a broader redevelopment of JFK.

JetBlue is to construct a new terminal on the site, which will be linked to its existing home in Terminal 5.

Terminal 7 has been BA’s home at New York JFK since the days of one of its two immediate predecessor airlines BOAC.

BA adds that £250m will be invested in Terminal 8 to customise it for BA use, including five additional gates for widebody aircraft and four wide body “hard stands” (this does suggest that remote stands may be required and not all aircraft will board from gates) and new lounges.

This does address one of the significant disadvantages of the AA and BA transatlantic joint-venture over Delta and Virgin Atlantic who share terminals at both Heathrow and New York.

A number of Oneworld alliance airlines have already moved from Terminal 7 to 8 including Cathay Pacific and Qantas.

BA is currently refurbishing Terminal 7. It has recently opened a new First Class lounge and a new Club lounge is due to open later this year.

BA New York JFK Concorde Room Partial Closure

The Concorde Room at New York JFK will open from 15:00 until late March 2019.

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British Airways Concorde Room, New York JFK (Image Credit: Oneworld Alliance)

Work continues on BA’s renovation of New York JFK Terminal 7.

The new First lounge opened late last year. The Club lounge is currently being refurbished. The Elemis travel spa and showers are currently closed.

The third departure lounge, the Concorde Room and arguably the best lounge on the network, is not being fully refurbished.

However, due to repair work on its kitchens, it will not open for BA’s sole morning departure from New York JFK, BA178, until the end of March this year. The lounge will now open from 15:00 to 23:00 daily.

Passengers travelling on BA from New York JFK in First Class can of course use the First lounge as an alternative.

British Airways reveals new First lounge at New York JFK

British Airways has reopened a newly refurbished First Class lounge in New York, as part of an ongoing refurbishment of New York JFK Terminal 7.

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British Airways First Lounge New York JFK Terminal 7 (Image Credit Stu Bailey for British Airways)

British Airways has released images of its newly refurbished First Class lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7.

The lounge opened last Friday 4 October 2018. These pictures were taken by BA’s press photographer on Monday 7 October 2018.

This is part of its refurbishment of the terminal. The lounge had been closed since January of this year.

It follows the design aesthetic of BA’s recently refurbished Aberdeen and Rome which a minimalist Scandinavian feel.

The lounge has been enlarged. It is described by BA as having an “opulent” First bar, a new “boutique” pre-flight dining area and a quiet work area.

One genuinely new feature is a dedicated wine room with a wide range of wines available to taste. This could well make its way over to Heathrow when BA refurbishes its lounges there in the coming years.

Passengers travelling on British Airways from New York JFK Terminal 7 who are BA Executive Club Gold cardholders and Oneworld Emerald equivalents are eligible to use the lounge. Passengers ticketed in First Class can use the Concorde Room which is not being fully refurbished.

The lounge is also available to First Class passengers of ANA when flying on ANA from New York.

The next lounge to be refurbished is the expansive Galleries Club lounge which is now underway, leaving parts of the lounge partially closed. This is expected to be complete in 2019.

British Airways First Lounge Entrance New York JFK Terminal 7 (Image Credit Stu Bailey for British Airways)

British Airways opens new First Class lounge at New York JFK

British Airways has reopened a newly refurbished First Class lounge in New York, as part of an ongoing refurbishment of New York JFK Terminal 7.

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British Airways First Class Lounge New York JFK Terminal 7 (Image Credit: Oneworld Alliance)

British Airways has today, Friday 4 October 2018, opened its newly refurbished First Class lounge at New York JFK Terminal 7.

This is part of its refurbishment of the terminal and the lounge has been closed since January of this year.

Despite its name, ticketed First Class passengers have access to the Concorde Room. This means this lounge is effectively for British Airways Executive Club Gold Cardholders and Oneworld Emerald equivalents, of which there are a very substantial number on this route.

It is fair to say that for a lounge branded as First Class it did underwhelm a little. However, given the length of the refurbishment the new lounge should be a big improvement.

Unfortunately, no press images are available at the moment. It is understood that BA’s regular press photographer is flying out to New York this weekend so hopefully a full set will be available next week.

The lounge has been enlarged and it is described by BA as having new zones including a dedicated wine room, an “opulent” First bar, and a quiet work area. There is also a new pre-flight dining area.

The next lounge to be refurbished is the expansive Galleries Club lounge. However, it is not known whether facilities such as pre-flight dining will be disrupted.
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BA unveils its planned redevelopment of New York JFK Terminal 7

British Airways is to redevelop the check-in, lounge, and gate areas of New York JFK Terminal 7.

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Late last year, British Airways unveiled a planned $60million revamp of its home at New York JFK Terminal 7.

Today, the airline has provided further information of what, and what isn’t, happening with the planned development of the terminal which is to be completed over the next two years.

BA has confirmed that the development will include redeveloped general check-in areas, a new premium check-in area, a new food court post security, redeveloped First and Club World lounges and pre-flight dining facilities, and refurbished gate areas.

Passengers of other airlines which also use JFK Terminal 7, such as ANA, Icelandair, and Qantas, will also benefit from many of these improvements.

The Concorde Room which is for use by passengers travelling in First Class and Concorde Room Cardholders will receive, to use BA lexicon, a “refresh” after being refurbished a few years ago.

The airline has today issued images of the planned check-in and post security areas, but not the new lounges. A cynic might wonder whether BA has rushed out this announcement in order to maintain momentum after a recent PR event for its new London Gatwick lounges and First Wing at London Heathrow Terminal 5.

There is also no mention of redeveloping the immigration hall which can become extremely congested and is ill-suited to manage queues for both self-service kiosks and manned immigration desks.

It is also has to be said that the development is less ambitious in some respects than what was originally planned for JFK Terminal 7 before the 2008 financial crisis. Gone are proposals to create a “drive through” check-in for First Class and Gold Executive Club cardholders.
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BA promises a $60million revamp of New York JFK Terminal 7

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British Airways, New York JFK Terminal 7, May 2008

On 21 May 2008, British Airways held a press conference at Terminal 7 of New York JFK airport. The then Chief Executive of the airline Willie Walsh outlined ambitious plans for a $30 million revamp of the terminal. The plans included a “drive through” check-in for First Class class passengers and Gold Executive Club card holders, revamped check-in and security zones, and refurbished lounges and travel spa.

What happened to the global financial system and the world economy shortly afterwards is well documented. The collapse of Lehman Brothers and state bail-outs of banks such as RBS and HBOS led to a dramatic fall in business and first class traffic, particularly from passengers who buy highly profitable flexible fares.

The plans for a revamp were put on hold and have remained on the drawing board ever since.

That is until today when British Airways CEO Alex Cruz announced a $60 million revamp of New York JFK Terminal 7 and a refurbishment of lounges in Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Houston and Seattle over the next five years.
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