Connie TWA Airplane
Start spreading the news: The 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” airplane bound to become a cocktail lounge at the TWA Hotel — the only on-airport hotel at JFK — is parking in Times Square at Broadway and 45th Street on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24. The fuselage of the fully restored plane, which was disassembled and trucked from Maine in October 2018, rode from JFK Airport on Friday, March 22, to Avenue of the Americas and Canal Street. After spending the night in the city that never sleeps, the fuselage — carried on a trailer by Worldwide Aircraft Recovery, Ltd. — made its way up Avenue of the Americas, through Columbus Circle and down Seventh Avenue before landing at a pedestrian plaza in Times Square. When the plane’s fuselage returns to JFK Airport on Sunday evening, Connie will undergo her final makeover into a cocktail lounge on the tarmac outside the TWA Hotel. Starting May 15, 2019, guests can order drinks and snacks inspired by the 1960s and check out the cockpit, which has authentic, flippable switches and controls.
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