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NEWS ABOUT: JFK Airport

JFK Airport stories: 18 news summaries

 Stowaway Mouse 
 Grounds JFK Flight  

Passengers forced to switch planes after sighting

Nov 9, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A mouse sighting delayed a Delta flight from JFK to London last night, the New York Times reports. Passengers were switched to another plane after the tiny intruder was spotted in the cabin. "Plain and simple, there’s not supposed to be a mouse on the airplane,” an... More »

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Delta Air Lines • JFK Airport • air travel • mouse

 Fugitive in '68 Hijack 
 Nabbed at JFK 

After 41 years in Cuba, alleged hijacker could face life in prison

Oct 12, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime fugitive who allegedly hijacked a plane in 1968 and diverted it to Cuba was arrested yesterday at JFK Airport in New York and will be arraigned tomorrow. Luis Armando Pena Soltren, now 66, is accused of smuggling weapons inside a diaper bag and terrorizing dozens of passengers 41... More »

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US attorney • New York • Cuba • JFK Airport • hijacker • hijacking

TRAVEL


 Newark Tops 
 Worst Airport List 






Jul 25, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With summer vacations increasing your chances of an extended stay at an airport, Travel + Leisure offers its annual list of airports likely to leave you grounded. The good news? Airports are getting better; even this year’s “winner” improved its delays by 3%. The list:
  1. Newark:
... More »

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travel • JFK Airport • list • airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • O'Hare International Airport • Miami International Airport • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport • San Francisco International Airport

(Newser) - Mating season came to a speedy end for some turtles who strayed onto a runway at New York's JFK airport yesterday, the New York Post reports. After a pilot told air control he had  run over some turtles on his way to take-off, wildlife workers shut down the runway for... More »

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JFK Airport • wildlife • runway • airport • turtle


 NYC to Kill 
 2K Geese 
 Near Main 
 Airports  

Bird strike that brought down Flight 1549 inspires hunt to kill 2K Canada geese

Jun 11, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sully's revenge: Authorities are going to round up and kill up to 2,000 Canada geese near JFK and LaGuardia airports, reports the New York Post. A bird strike led to pilot Chesley Sullenberger's unexpected detour on the Hudson in January, and the city and Port Authority want to lower... More »

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New York City • JFK Airport • hunting • population control • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Canadian geese • bird strike

ANALYSIS

Flights at Calif., Fla. Airports Most Likely to Hit Birds

Sacramento has
highest US strike rate

Apr 27, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Airplanes using airports in Sacramento, Calif., Kansas City, Mo., and Denver are the most likely to hit birds while landing or taking off. NPR used the Federal Aviation Administration’s recently released bird-strike data to calculate airports’ “strike rate”—the percentage of planes that collided with birds relative... More »

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FAA • Kansas City • Montana • JFK Airport • Sacramento • Memphis • bird strike

 Plane-Bird Collisions Up: FAA 

Agency compelled to release statistics after Flight 1549

Apr 24, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Collisions between airplanes and birds have increased dramatically since 2000, with the number of instances at 13 major US airports doubling. New York’s JFK topped the list with the most avian accidents—30—since 2000, with California’s Sacramento International the runner-up at 28, the AP reports. Both are... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • Sacramento • accident • airport • statistics • bird strike

Iris Cards Let Travelers Skip Customs

US signs deal with Holland, and more
are on the way

Apr 24, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new digital card will allow Americans to skip customs lines at a foreign airport for the first time, reports USA Today. In a deal between Homeland Security officials and the Netherlands, US travelers approved for the ID card will be able to speed through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, while... More »

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travel • JFK Airport • Netherlands • Department of Homeland Security • air travel • LAX • Customs and Border Protection • iris recognition • customs • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

 Luggage Glitch Snarls JFK 

American Airlines' computer system breaks down

Jul 30, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(AP) - A software glitch continues to cripple the baggage-handling system in an American Airlines terminal at JFK airport. The malfunction is giving headaches to passengers flying out of Terminal 8, one of the newer buildings at the airport. Thousands of customers had to leave their luggage behind and hope it would... More »

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JFK Airport • luggage • airport • air travel • travel delays

 Flight Grounded
 Over Irate Passengers 

Passenger boos too much for one American Airlines flight crew

Jul 8, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts,  obscenities. The crew responded... More »

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airline industry • JFK Airport • airline • American Airlines • airport • LaGuardia Airport • airline passengers • stranded passengers • air rage

TRAVEL

 World's Diciest Landing Strips 

From the US to Bhutan, a tour of white-knuckle airports

Jun 29, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scenery is spectacular, but lofty mountaintops, stiff trade winds, and abbreviated tarmacs make for teeth-clenching landings at the world’s most harrowing runways, per Travel and Leisure:
  • Paro Airport, Bhutan: Surrounded by 16,000-foot-high Himalayan peaks, what could possibly go wrong?
  • Barra Airport, Scotland: Hold on tight. The
... More »

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Bhutan • JFK Airport • runway • airport • Gibraltar • Reagan National Airport

Pope Benedict Leaves
US After 6-Day Visit

Cheney says farewell to Benedict at departure ceremony

Apr 20, 08 10:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI concluded his 6-day US visit today, boarding the papal jet at JFK aqirport to return to the Vatican. “The time has come for me to bid farewell to your country,” Benedict said. “May God bless America.” Dick Cheney attended the departure ceremony, which... More »

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Dick Cheney • Pope Benedict XVI • Ground Zero • JFK Airport • Yankee Stadium • Catholics • Pope Benedict's US visit • Papal mass

Storm Snarls NE Flights

Snow falls from Ohio to New England; icy roads kill 5 in Missouri

Feb 22, 08 7:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A nasty winter storm swept across the country today, forcing major flight delays at New York City airports, closing schools from Ohio to Connecticut, and causing road accidents in Missouri that left 5 dead, the AP reports. Heavy snowfall in the New York metro area grounded 900 flights and led... More »

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New York City • Boston • car accident • Ohio • JFK Airport • Connecticut • Philadelphia • Missouri • air travel • Logan Airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • travel delays • winter storms • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

UPDATED

US Caps
JFK Flights to Ease Delays

Move designed
to keep airports elsewhere on time

Dec 19, 07 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Transportation officials today capped the number of flights per hour at New York's JFK airport in a bid to keep flight delays from cascading around the country, the New York Times reports. Starting in March, JFK will be allowed up to 83 flights an hour, down from about 100 at... More »

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New York City • FAA • JFK Airport • air travel • airline delays • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport

Prez Orders Action to
Reduce Flight Delays

Panel will produce plan to cut traffic at Kennedy Airport by end of year

Sep 28, 07 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a summer of nightmarish ordeals for airline passengers, President Bush yesterday ordered his transportation secretary to sit down with the airlines and do something to reduce delays and improve treatment of travelers by next summer. “There’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that,... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • transportation • air travel • congestion • airline delays • Dept. of Transportation • George W. Bush

Fourth Suspect in JFK Plot Surrenders

Guyanese citizen in custody in Trinidad

Jun 6, 07 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fourth suspect in the plot to blow up JFK airport is in custody in Trinidad after turning himself in to a police station yesterday. Authorities allege that Guyanese citizen Abel Nur, who says he's innocent, belonged to Jamaat al Muslimeen, a Muslim group which attempted to take over the... More »

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terrorism • JFK Airport • Trinidad • Jamaat al Muslimeen • Abel Nur

JFK Plotters Courted Extremist
Group

FBI more concerned about JAM than bomb

Jun 3, 07 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The four men accused of plotting to terrorize New York’s JFK airport were courting the support of Jamaat al-Muslimeen, a Caribbean-based extremist group. In a blow-by-blow of the plotters' movements and motives, the New York Times reveals plans to meet the group notorious for a botched 1990 coup in... More »

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terrorism • terror plots • extremists • homeland security • JFK Airport • Jamaat al Muslimeen

Feds Foil JFK Explosion Plot

Three men in custody, another at large in Trinidad

Jun 2, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four people have been charged with conspiring to bomb fuel tanks at JFK Airport, igniting fuel lines and causing a huge explosion. Three are in federal custody, NewsChannel 4 reported today, and one is being sought in Trinidad. The US attorney called the scheme, which was halted in the planning... More »

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terrorism • homeland security • JFK Airport • bomb • conspiracy • Trinidad

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