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The light-filled 850,000 square foot Arrivals & Departures Hall at LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B opened for passengers in June.

New LaGuardia Airport celebrates New York style with optimism for
the future

The U.S. is celebrating one of the in U.S. aviation history. tor, developer and manager of LaGuardia
most exciting and far-reaching airport re- LGA’s new Arrivals & Departures Gateway Partners, which has been oversee-
developments for decades with the phased Hall at Terminal B officially opened on ing the redevelopment and operations of
in opening of the new LaGuardia Airport in Saturday, June 13. The opening represented LaGuardia Terminal B since 2015. Vantage
New York City over the past few months. a significant milestone in the $5.1 billion will operate Terminal B through 2050.
The construction at LGA currently repre- transformation of the airport, reports Van- The soaring light-filled new Terminal
sents the largest public-private partnership tage Airport Group, the lead equity inves- B Arrivals and Departures Hall will serve
Air Canada, American Airlines, Southwest
Airlines and United Airlines, and is part of
the overall $8 billion transformation of the
airport by Governor Cuomo and the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey.
A future phase includes a glass-enclosed
pedestrian bridge with views of the city.
Aircraft will also taxi beneath it.
The 4-level 850,000 square foot
Arrivals & Departures Hall houses ground
transportation access, baggage carousels,
an expansive check-in area, and a central-
ized, 16-lane TSA screening checkpoint
with the most technologically advanced
screening equipment.

The newly opened area in the Western Concourse
of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport features
natural light, soaring ceilings, artwork by artist
Romero Britto and an attractive new gate area
for passengers.

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