China Eastern Airlines will begin operating at the New Terminal One at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
It will relocate from the existing Terminal 1. The airline currently operates one daily round-trip from Cairo.
The New Terminal One is being built on the south side of the airport, on the sites of the current Terminal 1, the closed Terminal 2, and the former Terminal 3. Construction is progressing in phases; Phase 1, including the first 14 gates, is slated to open in 2026. With completion targeted for 2030, it will ultimately become the airport’s largest terminal, totaling 2.6 million square feet with 23 gates.
EVA Air and Air Serbia, Air China, Philippine Airlines, Air France, Etihad Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Scandinavian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand, Royal Air Maroc, China Airlines, Qatar Airways, and EgyptAir have already announced plans to operate there.
