Crews repaired a power outage at the New York John F. Kennedy International Airport that forced the cancellation or diversion of some flights, authorities reported on Saturday.
Repairs were made overnight and full power was restored to the Terminal 1which handles some of the airport’s international flights, said the airport’s operator, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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The blackout was recorded on Thursday when a failure in the electrical panel caused a small firethe authorities indicated. Dozens of flights were canceled and some were diverted to other airports.
a flight of Air New Zealand was forced to return to Auckland after having covered two-thirds of the journey down the Pacific Oceanwhich caused a 16 hour journey to end where it began.
Although power has been fully restored to Terminal 1, flight activity was limited on Saturday morningsaid the Port Authority. Terminal 1 was open for 26 of the 64 arrivals and departures originally scheduled for Saturday, while 18 flights will be assigned to other terminals and 10 have been cancelled, authorities said.
“Concessions will operate with reduced menu options as they activity resumes in Terminal 1 and the operator of the private terminal will have additional customer service personnel to help passengers,” explained the Port Authority it’s a statement.
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“Customers are encouraged to continue to check with their airlines for updated information on your flights. All other terminals at JFK are operating normally,” she added.
The authorities detailed that security and protection systems were fully operational and that other build systems were being tested and put back in operation.
