Construction is ready for take-off on a brand new, $4.2 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport early next year, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday.

Hochul, fresh off a narrow election victory for her first full term in office, said that a financing and lease deal had closed and environmental approval by the Federal Aviation Administration is secured for the new 10-gate, 1.2 million square foot Terminal 6, which is expected to handle its first passengers in 2026 ahead of final completion in 2028.

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