Grab your stuff, guys!
NYC’s dramatically rebuilt LaGuardia Airport has been named the best of the fifty states, according to forbes travel guide,
Yes, this is the same LaGuardia that President Biden calls It was once compared to “some third world country”.
Thanks to a years-long $8 billion reinvention, the much-maligned airport has been transformed into an award-winning airport – one that has flown from the bottom to the top of the list.
A survey of 5,000 travel experts and well-traveled travelers resulted in the shocking announcement.
“From the beginning, our mission at LaGuardia Airport was to transform the nation’s worst airport into an airport that can rival the best airports in the world,” Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton said in a statement. ”
“Today’s award from Forbes Travel Guide is proof that together with our private partners, Delta Air Lines and LaGuardia Gateway Partners, we have created a new LaGuardia Airport that is no longer a national laughingstock, but a destination for our entire region and The country can be proud of this. , “The cotton was swept away.
Just a few years ago, LaGuardia was filled with angry passengers stuck in delays, searching for lost luggage and complaining of poor customer service.
But after billions of dollars spent, the travel hub is now completely unrecognizable to New Yorkers.
Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said, “From the bad to the good, this new and well-deserved recognition is a testament to the hard-working men and women in my administration who worked together under difficult circumstances, in record time and over an $8 billion budget. Oversaw this transformation of the dollar.” In a statement responding to the praise.
“This award from Forbes Travel Guide, recognizing LaGuardia as the nation’s best airport, validates all the hard work and resources that the Port Authority and our partners have devoted,” said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Brien. “Invested in reimagining what LaGuardia should be.” Toole said.
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“Today, we are no longer imagining what our airports could become – we are realizing our goal of creating world-class airports in our region.”
And this isn’t the first time the Queens airport has topped a prestigious list.
LaGuardia was named earlier this year One of the best North American airports According to the Airport Service Quality Survey. First, Terminal B named world’s best new airport terminal By Skytrax and UNESCO.
The renovation of LaGuardia began in 2015 with a vision to update customer amenities, unveil state-of-the-art architecture, open more spacious gate areas, and create an integrated terminal system.
It seems that repair work has started.
