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I won’t miss T7, especially the towing to the gate on arrival.

I think one A380 per day would do well on LHR-JFK and I hope to see it at T8.

We know LHR-JFK is all about frequency and having regular departures. JFK-LHR is not.

There is extra demand, I think, for the first morning arrival into LHR from JFK, from business travellers, from tourists who left their New York hotel at 1pm, and from connectors to Europe.

I’m certainly happy about the move as I connect a lot.

Only concern would be if BA has a business class lounge there with their current access rules as then all EXP and Plat would have access even flying domestically. Although I’m sure BA would modify access rules to match AA.

i do hope there is a separate CCR/CK lounge above the current FL.

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Originally Posted by BillBurn (Post 30747505)

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The elimination of the regional jet gates suggests that the number of non-stop domestic locations served by AA from JFK will be reduced, perhaps substantially, which may limit its connecting value to passengers from the UK. This would be in line with AA's move to push more northeast US connecting traffic through PHL. JFK seems destined to become focused almost entirely on O&D traffic for AA in contrast to Delta and JetBlue which both appear to be committed to keeping JFK as a key connecting hub....

AA regional flights will probably continue from LGA, so multi-sector trips with BA/AA will still offer good options even though connecting at JFK T8 may not be as good.

I would certainly miss the JFK CCR - best lounge in the network

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Originally Posted by Koru Flyer (Post 30749337)

I would certainly miss the JFK CCR - best lounge in the network

I was hoping to visit it early March, but my F booking is on the midnight flight so don't expect it to be open, it closes at 10pm right?

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Originally Posted by alex67500 (Post 30749438)

I was hoping to visit it early March, but my F booking is on the midnight flight so don't expect it to be open, it closes at 10pm right?

don't worry, the CCR stays open until the last BA flight so you will be able to use it.

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Originally Posted by Koru Flyer (Post 30749337)

I would certainly miss the JFK CCR - best lounge in the network

Business class champagne and not a decent wine in sight? The only thing that’s a vintage in there is some early 90s decor. Staff are nice, but I’d take flagship first in T8 over JFK CCR any day.

Taken from the Governor of NY (Cuomo) website, there is more of same story but possibly a few extra details.

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The American Airlines and British Airways investment in Terminal 8 will improve the overall customer experience, with a total of 70,400 square feet of added space including 33,000 square feet of public space. Another 57,500 square feet of existing space will be refurbished. New amenities include premium lounges for both airlines, enhanced baggage systems, premium check-in space and upgraded concessions.

The full press announcement is here..

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/gov...4-million-part

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There will be five additional wide-body gates to allow for more transatlantic flights and four nearby on-airfield plane parking/unloading areas to accommodate the added flights. As a result, passengers will have the increased flexibility of 14 daily flights to London from the same terminal.

4 remote stands after a 6-8 hr LHR flight doesn't sound like a great experience, if they are used for LHR slots or in fact any LH slot. I hope there is a decent operational/logistics plan for these 4 stands to enable a better experience than just being bussed about. Especially during the polar vortex winters NYC sometimes get!

In other news there is a 10 year capital plan 2017-2026 for NYC, on the PANYJ website, for all major ports (aviation and shipping) public transport etc.

Lets hope it all comes to fruition. ^

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Originally Posted by stampcollector (Post 30746619)

True it’s a high volume route, but would the new 350-1000s be used instead? Although maybe a use for all those cancelled EK planes...

Which cancelled EK planes?

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Originally Posted by Koru Flyer (Post 30749337)

I would certainly miss the JFK CCR - best lounge in the network

Ditto. With the most helpful team.

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Originally Posted by DYKWIA (Post 30749601)

Which cancelled EK planes?

Discussed in the fleet thread https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post30749786

Read the last part of this article before you get too excited....
https://onemileatatime.com/british-airways-jfk-terminal-8/

Remote stands? Sounds fun!

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Originally Posted by godfreyb (Post 30753835)

Read the last part of this article before you get too excited....
https://onemileatatime.com/british-airways-jfk-terminal-8/

which part of the article are you actually referring to? Hard to get excited (or not) if no one knows what you mean,

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Originally Posted by UKtravelbear (Post 30753899)

which part of the article are you actually referring to? Hard to get excited (or not) if no one knows what you mean,

I did see this, which made me think that some BA passengers used to T5 will feel right at home:-

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Rather they’re going to increase the number of widebody gates by four, which will be done by adding two gates (by introducing really long jet bridges) ...