A power outage at John F. Kennedy International (JFK) Airport’s Terminal 1 that prompted a small fire will continue to plague passengers on Feb. 17 after the terminal was shut down, airport officials have said.
The outage at Terminal 1 was caused by an electrical panel failure that resulted in a “small isolated fire overnight that was immediately extinguished,” the airport said on Twitter on Feb. 16.
According to JFK, the outage is impacting the terminal’s ability to accept inbound and outbound flights and officials are using other terminals to accommodate the affected flights.
Airport officials are asking passengers to check their flight status with their airline before heading to the airport….