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CORRECTION: The Port Authority donated $5,000 to the high school attended by Kelvin DeBourgh Jr., who was killed while test driving the AirTrain in September 2002. The amount was incorrect in a story yesterday. A02 Q 12/4/03
After years of false starts, setbacks and cost overruns, the AirTrain to Kennedy Airport is scheduled to open Dec. 17, Gov. George Pataki announced yesterday.
The 8.1-mile loop between Jamaica, Howard Beach and Kennedy Airport comes 30 years after it was first proposed.
The maiden voyage corresponds to the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight, a press release noted. The timing also makes this new mode of transport available just in time for travel to the airport during the holiday season.
"We are truly excited," Pataki said in a statement,...