Meow boarding: New York airport to open terminal for pets and livestock in 2016

Your pets are about to start having a better airport experience than you. Starting in 2016, beloved pets travelling in and out of the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York will be doing so in style, in the world’s first airport terminal designed just for animals. Dubbed ARK, the US$48-million, 178,000 square-foot terminal will operate as a comfortable waiting area for all animals – domestic, farm, zoo and exotic – that includes “an overnight pet resort Paradise 4 Paws kennels, ample state-of-the-art cargo holding facilities, vets, an aviary and even climate-controlled stalls to ensure total relaxation prior to departure,” the BarkPost reported.

It is indeed unique. Some people seem to question its necessity, but if a private company wants to sign a multi-decade lease with PANYNJ [Port Authority of New York and New Jersey], then by all means.

Phil Derner of NYC Aviation

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