“The Governor’s commitment to rebuild JFK and improve access to our region’s most important international airport is welcomed by the business community. Partnership studies have found that New York is losing billions in economic activity every year because of difficult access and the limited capacity at our airports.”
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Today we are also releasing our findings that support Governor Cuomo’s vision for a better future for New York’s airports, link here and attached.
About the Partnership for New York City:
The Partnership for New York City represents the city’s business leaders and largest private sector employers. We work with government, labor and the nonprofit sector to promote economic growth and maintain the city’s prominence as a global center of commerce and innovation. Through the Partnership Fund for New York City, the Partnership contributes directly to projects that create jobs, improve economically distressed communities and stimulate new business creation.
Note: New York metro airports include: LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International, and John F. Kennedy International Airports. Two distinct groups were surveyed by PwC as part of this research: 1) Seventy-four major employers representing 2.3 million employees worldwide; and, 2) 3,763 business travelers of which 25 percent fly in and out of the New York metro region on business more than 10 times per year (55 percent who live in the New York metro region; 19 percent living elsewhere in the U.S.; 26 percent from outside the U.S.).