Travelers were briefly evacuated from JFK Airport on Sunday as the Port Authority Police Department investigated a security incident in one of the airport's terminals.
Photos and videos posted to social media show hundreds of travelers standing outside the airport, waiting to be allowed back inside as police vehicles arrived on the scene.
Due to the incident, arrivals and departures at Terminal 4 were temporarily closed to inbound traffic. Within an hour of the initial evacuation, the airport announced that the security incident had been cleared and arrival and departure roadways had reopened. The holiday weekend has seen plenty of disruptions at airports across the nation, with over 10,000 flights canceled.
AAA predicts 47.9 million people will travel between Friday and Monday, and about 3.55 million of those will fly. Delta Air Lines even took the unusual step this week of warning travelers that there could be problems over the holiday weekend.With airports in chaos for yet another weekend, many travelers are taking to the road to reach their holiday destinations this weekend, despite the pain at the pump.
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