US: LaGuardia Airport opens second concourse at Terminal B

LaGuardia Airport in New York has opened its second light-filled concourse, as well as seven new gates, at Terminal B as part of its ongoing $8b transformation project. The first seven new gates in the new Western Concourse will be activated from next week, welcoming more travellers through the airport’s Terminal B. The new concourse includes an indoor park, touchless restrooms, and various other amenities. It will mainly serve American Airlines and will house the future American Airlines Admirals Club. New York Governor Cuomo said: “With the opening of this new concourse, LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B is hitting two major milestones in one summer and moving closer to its full transformation into a 21st century travel facility. LaGuardia Airport is going to be the first new airport in the United States in 25 years, and we’re building it while still operating the old airport. Travellers coming to New York should expect nothing less than a world-class experience, and that is what we are delivering with this modernisation project.”<br/>