A terminal at New York City’s JFK Airport remained closed on Friday due to an electrical power outage, disrupting inbound and outbound flights at one of the world’s busiest airports. The outage began after an electrical panel failed and caused a small, isolated fire that was immediately extinguished overnight on Thursday in Terminal 1, the airport said. The terminal serves several international carriers, including Air France and Lufthansa.
Amongst other disrupted flights, the outage forced a JFK-bound Air New Zealand airplane to return to Auckland about eight hours into a trip, returning to its departure point about 16 hours after the flight began. As of 1. 30pm (local time) Friday, JFK’s website showed 120 inbound and outbound flights were either delayed or cancelled.
Amongst other disrupted flights, the outage forced a JFK-bound Air New Zealand airplane to return to Auckland about eight hours into a trip, returning to its departure point about 16 hours after the flight began. As of 1. 30pm (local time) Friday, JFK’s website showed 120 inbound and outbound flights were either delayed or cancelled.