JetBlue Adds More Bites from the Big Apple to the T5 Menu in First Major Restaurant Update at its Home Terminal at JFK Airport
September 13 2019 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
-- New York’s Hometown Airline® to Enhance its
Terminal 5 Concessions with Seven New York-Centric Restaurants
--
JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU), today announced plans to add seven new
restaurants in its home terminal – T5 at New York’s JFK
International Airport. This will mark the first major update to the
airline’s T5 concession program since moving into the brand-new
terminal in 2008. As New York’s Hometown Airline®, JetBlue’s recipe
for success at T5 includes niche stores and restaurants that offer
a taste of the big apple. Like JetBlue, the new eateries, all got
their start in New York City. Construction will take place this
fall and later this year JetBlue will welcome Melt Shop, Otto’s
Tacos, Ovenly and Shake Shack, as well as the T5 Chef’s Kitchen
which will include to-go offerings from KorillaBBQ, The Little Beet
and Lil’ Sweet Chick, the restaurant’s first airport outpost.
“We take our position as New York’s Hometown Airline seriously,”
said Mariya Stoyanova, director product development, JetBlue.
“Rather than the typical chains, we offer customers traveling
through T5 a real and delicious taste of New York from places that
real New Yorkers frequent. Besides wanting to showcase all that our
birthplace has to offer, we remember being a New York start-up and
are always looking to give back to the community that’s supported
us from the very beginning. As we add new T5 restaurants, we’re
using our platform to support locally-grown and up-and-coming
businesses the same way the greater New York community did for
us.”
JetBlue designed T5 from scratch with every detail of its
customers’ experience in mind. The airline’s state-of-the-art home
is considered one of the best airline terminals in the world,
offering an amazing ground experience to complement JetBlue’s
award-winning onboard experience. In order to provide the most
convenient airport experience, the check-in area offers intuitive
self-service check-in kiosks, with JetBlue crewmembers standing by
to help if needed. Once past security, customers can surf the web
with free Wi-Fi, enjoy a delicious meal at more than 30 restaurants
and food outlets, shop at more than 20 retail shops, listen to a
playlist curated for and by customers or even get a spa
treatment.
The new T5 restaurants will include:
- Lil’ Sweet Chick – Along with some of the best fried
chicken and waffles in New York City, Sweet Chick serves rustic but
modern American comfort food including twists on classic dishes and
home-baked desserts. The Lil’ Sweet Chick to-go concept will offer
bites similar to the entrees available in restaurant’s locations on
the Lower East Side of Manhattan and in Long Island City, Prospect
Park and Williamsburg.
- KorillaBBQ – With menu items including tacos and
burrito-style wraps infused with Korean flavors, KorillaBBQ began
with food trucks offering an innovative take on Korean food. The
original goal was to share the goodness of Korean food and culture.
Now with restaurants in midtown Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn,
KorillaBBQ has redefined Korean barbecue serving all-natural,
healthy and fresh food.
- Melt Shop - Founded in 2011 in New York City, Melt Shop
is a melted sandwich restaurant that uses only the best
ingredients. As the pioneers of the melted sandwich movement, the
restaurant offers a variety of melted sandwiches, tots, tenders,
breakfast, beer, wine, and shakes.
- Otto’s Tacos – New York’s best Mexican taqueria isn’t
just about tacos, it’s about the best tacos you’ve ever had.
Tortilla are made from scratch daily topped with seasoned and
seared fillings. The streamlined menu includes Street Tacos
assembled on fresh masa tortillas and signature dishes like the
Gorgon, and craveable sides like Masa Fries.
- Ovenly – Known for their innovative flavor combos and
named New York's best bakery many times over, the company joyfully
creates delicious treats that intersect that magical place between
savory and sweet (think currant-rosemary scones or
pistachio-cardamom cake).
- Shake Shack – Born in Madison Square Park in Manhattan,
this modern day “roadside” burger stand is known for its 100%
all-natural Angus beef burgers, chicken sandwiches and flat-top
Vienna beef dogs (no hormones or antibiotics – ever), spun-fresh
frozen custard, crinkle cut fries and more.
- The Little Beet – Where wellness meets freshness, The
Little Beet was founded with one simple philosophy: to serve real
food, deliciously. Inspired by local, seasonal and natural
ingredients, the restaurant created a menu that offers wholesome
food that makes you feel good about eating it, and even better
after.
“These seven new restaurants will help bring the best of New
York right to Terminal 5 and are another wonderful example of how
the Port Authority and JetBlue are committed to providing a
world-class experience for customers with a vibrant local
sensibility,” said Port Authority Executive Director Rick
Cotton.
In addition to terminal mainstays – 5ivesteak, Artichoke
Pizza, Deep Blue Sushi, Piquillo, and several other
concessions that represent the wide range of flavors of New York's
culinary scene, the newest tastes of T5 will provide visitors and
residents alike with a sampling of the best of the Big Apple.
Additional New York City-centric restaurants and stores
currently in T5 include:
- Baked By Melissa – Famous for its signature, bite-size
treats, Baked By Melissa began by offering cupcakes from a pick-up
window in the SoHo neighborhood in Manhattan. The cupcake shop now
has 14 locations and ships baked goods nationwide.
- Bar Veloce – This New York wine bar serves a wide-range
of wines, beers, cocktails and “Italian elixirs” paired with bites
like bruschetta, paninis and meat-and-cheese assortments.
- Dylan’s Candy Bar – T5’s sweetest concessionaire and one
of New York’s most recognizable brands, has successfully merges the
worlds of art, fashion and pop culture with candy.
- New York Minute – This first-of-its-kind concept store
in partnership with GrowNYC offers locally-produced products and
sundries from New York City and New York State.
- WhereTraveler Books + More – In addition to national
best sellers, magazines and travel items, shoppers can find
museum-quality books and products focusing on New York City.
JetBlue’s state-of-the-art terminal at New York’s JFK
airport
With a significant presence at JFK and its home in Long Island
City, JetBlue is the only major commercial airline based in New
York City and New York State. T5 is the newest terminal at JFK and
focuses on delivering the award-winning JetBlue experience.
JetBlue’s T5 was designed to complement the historic Eero Saarinen
building (now the TWA Hotel) across the walkway. All JetBlue
flights departing from JFK Airport operate from the contemporary
terminal, which is also home to partner airlines – Aer Lingus,
Hawaiian Airlines and TAP Portugal.
About JetBlue
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 42 million
customers a year to 100+ cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of more than 1,000 daily flights. For more
information please visit jetblue.com.
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