Incheon airport operators submit proposals for JFK airport renovation

By Lim Chang-won Posted : December 8, 2017, 09:27 Updated : December 8, 2017, 09:27

The passenger terminal of Incheon International Airport is crowded with travelers. [Yonhap News Photo]


Operators of South Korea's main gateway west of Seoul have sent a tender for the renovation of John F. Kennedy International Airport, a pet project of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Incheon International Airport Corp. said Friday that it has sent bid proposals to renovate JFK's Terminal 1 and run it for 30 years. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates JFK, has accepted proposals from private firms for the $10 billion project.

The Incheon airport has been rated the world's best, cleanest, and best international transit airport, earning good marks for its fast and convenient service in customs processing. In January next year, the airport plans to open a second passenger terminal.

Incheon airport operators have been complimented for brilliant ideas such as robots for cleaning and guiding and a "capsule" hotel furnished with modern convenience for transfer passengers and those arriving in the dead of night. They have sought to win orders for the operation of foreign airports.




 
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