NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — JFK Millennium Companions (JMP), the corporate chosen by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to construct and function John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport’s new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Icelandair, the main provider of Iceland, in the present day introduced that Icelandair has chosen T6 for its future operations at JFK. Icelandair joins associate airline JetBlue, Air Canada, Aer Lingus, ANA, Avianca, Austrian Airways, Brussels Airways, Cathay Pacific, Condor, Frontier, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Norse, and SWISS because the fifteenth worldwide airline that can make T6 its new house at JFK when the terminal opens to passengers in 2026.
Icelandair turns into the fifteenth airline to function from the brand new JFK T6
Terminal 6 is a key element of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $19 billion transformation of JFK Worldwide Airport right into a world-class gateway, with two new terminals, two expanded and modernized terminals, a brand new floor transportation heart, and a completely new, simplified roadway community.
Icelandair passengers can stay up for T6’s digital-first, boutique visitor expertise, with a lower than 5-minute common stroll from the TSA safety checkpoint exit to all gates, and seamless connectivity to Icelandair’s associate, JetBlue. Extra options embrace 100,000 sq. toes of NYC-inspired buying, eating, lounges and facilities, curated public artwork, sustainable working options, and a premium visitor expertise all through the terminal.
Icelandair presently operates as much as twice-daily service to Reykjavik, Iceland, on plane with a two-cabin configuration. Because of the airline’s strategic partnership with JetBlue, passengers touring on each airways can reap the benefits of fast connections between the brand new T6 and JetBlue’s Terminal 5, which will likely be related when the terminal opens.
“Icelandair has been an excellent long-term associate at T7, and we’re excited to jot down our subsequent chapter collectively on the new T6,” stated Steve Thody, CEO, JFK Millennium Companions. “As a number one worldwide airline, Icelandair shares our dedication to sustainability and making a memorable visitor expertise, and we are able to’t wait to open our doorways to their passengers on our first day of operations.”
About JFK Terminal 6
At present below building at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport, Terminal 6 is being developed in two phases, with the primary six gates opening in 2026 and building completion anticipated by 2028. Terminal 6 options embrace:
10 gates, of which 9 will accommodate widebody plane
State-of-the-art automated baggage system, customs/border management amenities, and the newest TSA screening applied sciences
One of many longest departures curbs at JFK, with airline-branded passenger drop-off zones
A number of airline lounges, along with a brand new arrivals lounge
A brand new floor transportation heart
A curated assortment of New York Metropolis-inspired paintings that includes native and worldwide artists, curated by the Public Artwork Fund in partnership with JMP and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Sustainably-sourced constructing supplies, rooftop solar energy, and vitality environment friendly methods and working practices all through the terminal
Sustainability certifications for LEED (silver or gold), Envision and SITES underway
About JFK Millennium Companions Terminal 6 is an award-winning public-private partnership between the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and JFK Millennium Companions – a consortium that’s led by Vantage Group, an trade main investor, developer and supervisor of award-winning international airport tasks, together with LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B; American Triple I, an authorized minority-owned investor, proprietor, developer and supervisor of infrastructure belongings; RXR, an revolutionary New York actual property investor and developer; and JetBlue Airways, New York’s hometown airline. When full, Terminal 6 will join seamlessly with Terminal 5 to create an anchor terminal on JFK Worldwide Airport’s north facet. For extra data, go to:
About IcelandairWith an intensive route community, Icelandair makes use of the distinctive geographical location of Iceland as a hub halfway between Europe and North America, providing direct flights to round 60 locations. Extra to the worldwide route community, Icelandair operates a home community in Iceland, an airfreight and logistics enterprise in addition to plane leasing and consulting companies.
Since its basis in 1937, Icelandair has steadily expanded its route community and, in 2024, transported 4.7 million passengers to 55 locations in Europe and North America and employed round 3,600 full-time staff. Icelandair is a publicly traded firm, listed on Nasdaq Iceland.
