Until today, with the hundreds of flights I've taken and dozens cities I've visited, entering a new airport still gives me goose bumps, igniting a feeling of joy and wonder like a child visiting Disneyland for the first time. I love traveling so much that I could live in airports and planes for a lifetime. Today, I was seeing JFK's Terminal 1 for the first time.
JFK Terminal 1 is considered a small airport, unless you want to consider JFK, with its seven terminals, as one. A hall with a dozen gates divided into two corridors where the Air France lounge occupies one end.
Check-in and prepare to wait for the security check. A tremendous line awaits, unless you're a business class traveler, with only one line and around 50 people before you.
The Terminal has a wide selection of shops and restaurants as well as cigarette booths and SIM cards rental stalls. What caught my attention is the presence of Victoria's Secret as well as a shop selling the famous American pill jars.
The shops:
- Duty Free international shops for perfume, alcohol and chocolates.
- Micheal Kors.
- L'Occitane en Provence.
- Shiseido.
- Mont Blanc.
- La Prairie.
- Cartier.
- Currency Exchange.
- Hermes.
- Bulgari.
- Hudson News.
- Harley Davidson.
- Coach.
- Salvatore Ferragamo.
- New York Gifts.
- XpresSpa: Facial and Massage.
- Vitamins and Technology.
- Victoria's Secret.
- Tumi.
- Juicy Couture.
- YesAll Clothes.
Food Choices:
- Eat and Go Istanbul Food.
- Panini Express.
- Martini Bar.
- Lavazza Cafe.
- The Local @ JFK for food and Drinks.
- Starbucks Coffee.
With high ceiling and lights entering through the glass facades, JFK Terminal 1, painted in white, is relaxing. If you're passing through, now you know what to expect.
