JetBlue Airlines announced their plan build a new international-arrival section of its terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Monday.
Crain's New York reported that the project is scheduled to be completed in early 2015.
The 150,000-square-foot arrival space will be an extension of Terminal 5, which serves as the airlines main hub.
The new section will have three gates and three converted ones, totaling up to six gates. It will be referred to as "T5i" and will stand on what used to be the TWA's Terminal 6, according to Crain's. The airline worked at that terminals location until moving into Terminal 5 in 2008, Crain's reported.
Among those present at the ceremony where the announcement broke, included JetBlue CEO Dave Barger, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and Representative Peter King, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
King told Crain's the new project is "symbolic of JetBlue's commitment to New York."
After the announcement, Mr. Barger said the project will cost $200 million.
According to Crain's, he said the project will be "the next but not last" phase of JetBlue's expansion at the international airport.
"This is the best gateway in the world," Barger said, according to Crain's.
"The brand is a New York brand. We bring the footprint of New York wherever we fly."
