JFK To Open World’s First Terminal For Animals
Kennedy Airport in New York will open a privately-owned animal terminal called “The Ark.”
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has signed a 30-year lease deal with Ark Development, an affiliate of the real estate company Racebrook Capital, to design and build a 178,000-square-foot animal cargo facility at the Queens, New York-based airport.The $48m (£31.6m) project will create 180 jobs and generate $108m in revenues over its 30-year span, the organisers said.
“For the animals who [will] pass through The Ark, as well as the people who own them, air travel can be stressful and confusing,” said Cliff Bollmann, an architect at Gensler, one of the firms designing the facility. “Aligning the needs of quarantine with kennelling and elevating the experience for animals and their owners, our design team sought to create a comfortable, healthy environment for them all.”
The Ark, which is scheduled to open in the early months of 2016, will include a departure lounge with comfortable places to sit, eat and drink (Costa Coffee for critters?), individual climate-controlled bedrooms for horses and cattle, a vet, an aviary and a Paradise 4 Paws for cats and dogs.
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rg9rts January 17th, 2015 at 08:48
Anyone that has ever flown knows that all terminals are the endpoints for the cattlecars with wings
rg9rts January 17th, 2015 at 09:48
Anyone that has ever flown knows that all terminals are the endpoints for the cattlecars with wings
Suzanne McFly January 17th, 2015 at 09:42
Best thing I have heard today
Suzanne McFly January 17th, 2015 at 10:42
Best thing I have heard today
burqa January 17th, 2015 at 10:19
Please, oh please tell me the planes are still being flown by people….
burqa January 17th, 2015 at 11:19
Please, oh please tell me the planes are still being flown by people….
Bunya January 17th, 2015 at 15:17
Being a big animal lover, I love this idea. Let’s hope it’s a success and other airports follow suit.
Bunya January 17th, 2015 at 16:17
Being a big animal lover, I love this idea. Let’s hope it’s a success and other airports follow suit.