JFK’s Terminal 1 remained closed today following a “small isolated fire” overnight on Wednesday, according to Port Authority officials. At least two dozen flights were canceled or delayed on Friday.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.JFK’s Terminal 1 remained closed Friday following a “small isolated fire” overnight Wednesday, according to officials from New York and New Jersey’s Port Authority, which oversees the airport.which tracks flights worldwide.
Authorities urged travelers to check their flight status before heading to the airport and to double check their assigned terminal. “The Port Authority continues working with the terminal’s operator to restore flight operations as quickly as possible,” an airport representative tweeted late Thursday night.
The Port Authority first acknowledged issues at JFK’s Terminal 1 Thursday morning, when it described a “power outage” on Twitter. Later that afternoon, Port Authority officials clarified the power outage meant that flights couldn’t arrive or depart from the terminal. They added that the outage started after an “electrical panel failure, which also caused a small isolated fire,” and said the fire was put out immediately.Two dozen flights were canceled Thursday and more than a hundred were delayed, according to
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