Terminal One at JFK Airport suffered total power outage early Thursday, leaving thousands of international travelers in disarray.
caused the disruption, according to the Fire Department, affecting all flights in and out of the terminal. Passengers relying on Lufthansa, Korean Air, Saudi Airlines, ITA Airways and Neos, among other airlines, had to go elsewhere.
All outbound flights were canceled Thursday with some international flights being diverted to Newark and Boston, while others moved to the larger Terminal 4. The departures level at Terminal 4 was jammed with passengers with long check-in lines. Terminal 1 was being run on emergency power with scant power at some of the check-in areas, with long lines of people hoping to re-book.
Lufthansa flights were diverted elsewhere. Meanwhile, Air New Zealand turned back one of its flights and canceled another. Air France’s incoming flights were sent to Newark, with many Air France passengers at Terminal 1 sent to Newark via buses.
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