Most airports aren’t that kid friendly, with the possible exception of Changi. Certainly in the US they’re not know for providing children with much. JetBlue’s T5 is certainly not orientated toward kids but it does deal with the fairly well.
Firstly there’s good climbing things like the grandstand seating. OK I know it wasn’t designed for kids but when I was last there, it did appear to have great kid
appeal (much to the disgruntlement of a few business people).
The food at T5 is unashamedly up-market. They do of course have Dunkin’ Donuts but I had expected that children would be less than impressed at the absence of some of the usual junk food. I was proven wrong though. Kids loved having food ordered on the screens and delivered – albeit with a few grotty fingermarks on the screen. The Cheeseburgers also seemed to be a hit despite, as was the fare from Pommes Frites – remarkably so actually. Kids really seemed to get a buzz from being able to pick from all the different toppings & salts, even if some of them made them pull odd faces.
There aren’t really any shops geared toward children which is perhaps a bit of an oversight though time will tell on that front.
Then there’s the children’s play area which contains & is sponsored by Fisher Price toys. Admittedly its really only for the little kids but its still a nice addition.
T5 really isn’t an airport for children and most probably many of the JetBlue customers are glad of that. But it does make an attempt at least to cater to children.
