Stewart Passenger Terminal
NEW YORK – A $20 million line item that had been in the early 2017-2026
Port Authority Capital Plan to construct a federal inspection station
at the Stewart Airport passenger terminal has been removed and Stewart
Airport Commission Chairman Louis Heimbach asked the agency board to restore
the funding.
Heimbach addressed the board at its monthly session in Manhattan on Thursday
asking members to reinstate the money.
He noted that when the allotment was pulled, there was no international
passenger service on the drawing board, but since then, Norwegian Airlines
has announced it will start flights between the Newburgh area airport
to European cities by mid-year.
Heimbach told the Port Authority Board that the $20 million is a small
amount when looking at the total $29.5 billion capital plan, but he said
it is essential for the Stewart international service to be successful.
