JFK T7 Investment plans
Apr 25, 2017, 2:15 pm
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I agree that the visualisations are not spectacularly well produced. On to a more substantive matter though, is any else disappointed that there is no mention of the arrivals experience?
Apr 25, 2017, 2:23 pm
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Yes, but then I guess the counterargument (for the sake of it rather than being my own position) is that daytime flights people are less likely to be trying to maximize sleep and wanted food on arrival.
Apr 25, 2017, 2:26 pm
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Well according to what I have read arrivals have been done already, haven't you seen the APC kiosks?
Apr 25, 2017, 2:35 pm
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I haven’t used JFK to enter the US for a couple of years now - this is good news though.
Apr 26, 2017, 1:46 am
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I was thinking more along the lines of the squalid conditions we endure at immigration. If BA cannot control DHS’s staffing numbers, I’d hope it could at least transform the claustrophobic, poorly ventilated conditions into a more pleasant environment for BA customers to spend their first 60 mins on US soil.
I haven’t used JFK to enter the US for a couple of years now - this is good news though.
I haven’t used JFK to enter the US for a couple of years now - this is good news though.
Apr 26, 2017, 2:09 am
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according to the BA - PANYNJ lease if BA don't spend a minimum of $43m on improvements by November 2019 they have to pay the PA additional premium on the rent.
So that's an incentive for them to do this now.
So that's an incentive for them to do this now.
Apr 26, 2017, 4:52 am
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To be fair I think the changes to immigration at JFK have made a dramatic difference for the better. I used to avoid JFK like the plague due to the always-lengthy queue for immigration. In the times I've been through since the kiosks were introduced it's been a breeze - less than 2 minutes on Monday evening. If they can spruce up the F lounge and introduce a new F Wing-style fast track then I think it'll be my go-to over EWR.
Apr 26, 2017, 4:56 am
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Looks nothing like one to me (which I had to google having not used such things)...
yours saying this
is the same as this? really?
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Not millions of pounds spent on CGI graphics but perhaps we should concentrate on the substance rather than an unecessary BA bashing opportunity?
Hopefully BA will develop a closer relationship with AS.
yours saying this
is the same as this? really?
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Not millions of pounds spent on CGI graphics but perhaps we should concentrate on the substance rather than an unecessary BA bashing opportunity?
Hopefully BA will develop a closer relationship with AS.
Fair enough it was an exaggeration, but I don't suppose BA paid for that write up, if they had used better graphics it would have worked as a great advertisement for them. We are not talking million, we are talked a few thousand.
Apr 26, 2017, 5:10 am
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Apr 26, 2017, 5:12 am
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Apr 26, 2017, 5:15 am
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They could certainly make a nice profit from all the statusless BA pax in T7 as there is no other lounge there. I've never actually been able to go into an AS lounge with my PP, every single one has always had a sign outside saying they are not accepting them due to capacity contraints, regardless of airport or time of day.
Apr 26, 2017, 7:45 am
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It's currently in use as a third party lounge (Seven Lounge or something like that) used by the non-OW carriers in T7. I suspect it will become the new AS lounge with AS moving to T7.
What I am hoping is that BA will soon announce PreCheck in conjunction with the refurb.
What I am hoping is that BA will soon announce PreCheck in conjunction with the refurb.