An iconic NYC airport terminal reopens today as a luxury hotel

The Trans World Airlines Flight Center at JFK International Airport in New York City has sat abandoned for 18 years.Now, it's reopened as the TWA Hotel with 512 ultra-quiet guest rooms and rates starting at $249 per night.The hotel includes six restaurants, high-end shopping, a cocktail lounge inside a vintage airplane, 50,000 square feet of event space, and a rooftop infinity pool and observation deck.The hotel opens on May 15, 2019.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The Trans World Airlines Flight Center at JFK International Airport has been a New York landmark for decades.Designed by Eero Saarinen and opened in 1962, the iconic structure has sat abandoned since 2001, when TWA went bankrupt.It was officially declared an NYC Landmark in 1994 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.Now, as of May 15, the terminal has reopened as a 512-room luxury hotel, complete with six restaurants, high-end retail, a vintage plane transformed into a cocktail lounge, and a rooftop infinity pool and observation deck.There will also be 50,000 square feet of event space — including a 15,000-square-foot ballroom — and a 10,000-square-foot fitness center.Here's what it looks like.