New York travelers were warned of potential travel chaos at JFK Airport on Friday as one of its terminals remained closed for a second day after a power outage sparked a fire.
“JFK Terminal 1 will remain closed on [Friday] due to electrical issues as the Port Authority continues working with the terminal’s operator to restore flight operations as quickly as possible,” the major travel hub tweeted just after 11 p.m. Thursday.
“Travelers should check with their carriers for flight status before coming to the airport.”
The power outage was caused by an electrical panel failure that caused a fire overnight Thursday, the airline explained in one message, stating it was “immediately extinguished.”
Throughout Thursday, airport staff scrambled to re-route as many flights as possible through the other four terminals, none of which were otherwise affected.
On Friday, some 18 flights out of JFK were canceled, with another 15 delayed, just 2% of the total flights scheduled, according to Flight Aware
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