JFK Airport

Even in this newly quarantined world it may seem hard to believe, but the airport in Billings, Montana is now busier than New York City’s JFK. Some 77 flights left Billings Logan International Airport on April 22, according to flight tracking website JetTip. As for JFK? Only 70. Of the top 50 U.S. and Canadian commercial airports by traffic, JetTip…

Ahead of the nation’s 30-day air travel ban expansion from Europe, New Yorkers returned home Monday through John F. Kennedy International Airport. While the Department of Homeland Security’s new process for Americans returning home from certain European countries doesn’t necessarily include physical screenings, many passengers were surprised more aren’t being done. “They gave us forms to fill out asking...

Many New Yorkers rushed to get home from the UK before travel restrictions from the region went into effect. Travelers arriving at JFK airport say they filled out forms about the coronavirus but they were not screened for symptoms. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

JetBlue says it has banned a passenger whom they say boarded a flight from JFK Airport to South Florida knowing that he was waiting on his coronavirus test results.

The passenger got on a plane from JFK Airport to West Palm Beach on Wednesday night and he was later tested positive for COVID-19.

A Connecticut man living in New York says he was waiting to board a flight to Sweden Wednesday evening when friends started texting and calling him. President Donald Trump had just announced a 30-day travel ban for flights from Europe.

As the number of coronavirus cases rise, so do concerns from travelers.

Delta and American Airlines will temporarily suspend flights between Milan, Italy and John F. Kennedy International Airport amid concerns about the novel coronavirus.  Delta on Sunday said it would suspend its daily flight between JFK Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport until the beginning of May.  “Delta’s last east-bound flight from JFK to Milan will depart on Monday, March 2, and…

The virus that is exploding in China is similar to the flu but doctors aren’t sure where it comes from or how it spreads. Passengers on a flight coming from central China to JFK Friday night were screened by the CDC after landing. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Travelers at 3 U.S. airports, including JFK Airport, will be screened for a new virus, potentially from China, effective immediately, the CDC announced Friday.     The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection will implement enhanced health screenings to detect ill travelers traveling to the United States on direct or...

Travelers from China will be screening at JFK, as well as LAX and San Francisco International Airport, for a virus that may have jumped from animals to humans in central China. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

An air traffic controller jumped into action to stop two Delta planes from a possible collision at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Delta Flight 253, bound for Bogota, Colombia, was preparing to takeoff on Runway 22 at the same time Delta Flight 300 crossed the runway after landing at the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA said the…

The FAA is investigating how two Delta Air Lines aircraft were close to each other on a runway Friday evening.

Thousands attended the annual “Operation Santa Claus” at JFK Airport Wednesday, hosted by the Community Mayors and benefiting local children with special needs.

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the tri-state area Friday, flooding parts of New York City and New Jersey within minutes and prompting up to 4-hour delays at tri-state airports.

Opening statements got underway in the bombshell so-called rape table case involving U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers. Sarah Wallace reports.

Authorities say the former CEO of Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA has been arrested on U.S. corruption charges

The recently opened TWA Hotel at JFK Airport is close to opening up its Runway Rink – a one-of-a-kind ice skating experience on a tarmac!