EWR’s Terminal A Named World’s Best New Airport Terminal

On Apr 19, 2024

On Monday, April 22, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials will celebrate Newark Liberty International Airport’s recognition as the world’s best new airport terminal by the preeminent airport rating firm Skytrax. The Skytrax honor is considered a global benchmark of airport facility excellence, regarded within the international aviation industry as the industry’s equivalent of filmmaking’s Academy Awards.

Skytrax announced the world-class honor Wednesday at its annual ceremony in Germany, attended by the Port Authority’s Director of Aviation Redevelopment Jacquelene McCarthy, Chief Operating Officer James Heitmann, Aviation Operational Standards and Compliance General Manager Frank Radics, and Chairman Kevin O’Toole.

The new 1 million-square-foot Terminal A features state-of-the-art passenger amenities, local artwork, a children’s play space, digital technology and dozens of local and national dining and retail options. Other unique passenger amenities include a sensory room that offers travelers with disabilities and their families a calm space away from the bustle of the airport, and a children’s lending library curated by a local fifth grader. The terminal, which opened in phases throughout 2023, served 15 million passengers in its first year, greatly outperforming yearly passenger totals from the previous Terminal A.

Newark Liberty is the second Port Authority airport in just two years to receive Skytrax’s highest honor for airport terminals: LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B was named the world’s best airport terminal in 2023 and was also rated five stars by Skytrax.

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