The TWA Hotel at New York JFK takes flight: Travel Weekly

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The front of the former TWA Flight Center. After the TWA Hotel is finished it will be the only facility at the airport with meetings spaces.

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The TWA Hotel at New York JFK takes flight

The front of the former TWA Flight Center. After the TWA Hotel is finished it will be the only facility at the airport with meetings spaces. Photo Credit: MCR Development

The front of the former TWA Flight Center. After the TWA Hotel is finished it will be the only facility at the airport with meetings spaces.

The TWA Flight Center, shuttered since 2001, broke ground on its redevelopment last month.

The 505-room TWA Hotel is scheduled to open in late 2018.

Custom-designed Charles Eames furniture in the former first-class lounge of the TWA Flight Center.

The main lounge waiting area.

The Flight Center’s departures and arrivals information board.

One of two tubes that connects the Flight Center to Terminal 5.

The wing-shaped TWA Flight Center at JFK, designed by Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, is said to be devoid of right angles.

The sunken lounge of the TWA Flight Center will be a centerpiece of the hotel.

The Paris Cafe, which will be one of several restaurants and lounges that will be revived.