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  • Delta Air Lines opens spacious new lounge at JFK airport. See what’s inside.

    Delta Air Lines opens spacious new lounge at JFK airport. See what’s inside.

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    Delta Air Lines this week opened its largest ever airport lounge for its premium passengers at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, and the company plans to open similar spaces in major cities across the U.S.

    Called Delta One, the 39,000-square-foot lounge features a 140-seat bar and restaurant and wellness center complete with serenity rooms and full-body massage chairs. Other amenities include valet services, a juice bar, eight shower suites for bathing, a bakery and food market section for travelers who want to grab snacks on the go. The bar’s Art Deco-inspired lighting fixtures, fluted glass and a gold leaf ceiling and chandeliers are a nod to Radio City Music Hall, the company said in a statement. 

    The space “has a glamorous feel to it,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CBS News. 

    Delta One is different from Delta’s existing Sky Club lounge spaces, in that it is larger and has more amenities. Passengers can get access to the space if they pay an annual membership to the Sky Club or are holders of certain credit cards. In many locations, Delta Sky Club lounges also feature a bar, wireless internet, showers and more.

    Bastian noted that Delta’s Sky Club space at Los Angeles International Airport has long been regarded as the highest standard for luxury lounge seating before a flight, but he said the Delta One at JFK raises the bar.

    The Wellness Room at Delta Air Lines Delta One lounge features eight shower stations for travelers weary from a long flight. 

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    “LA is the standard and this [Delta One] is the new standard,” Bastian said. 

    A Delta Sky Club membership or qualifying credit cards will not grant someone access to Delta One, the airline said. The space is exclusive for people traveling internationally or people boarding a Delta transcontinental flight. The lounge, which also features beverage cart service, is located between Concourses A and B in Terminal 4.

    Bastian told CBS News that the company will open a similar Delta One in Los Angeles this fall next to the existing Delta Sky Club space and another at Boston’s Logan Airport. Seattle will also see a Delta One lounge in the near future, he added. 

    Delta’s new lounge opens just as the nation enters peak holiday traveling season. About 5.7 million people are expected to fly during the first week of July, nearly a 7% increase compared to last year, according to travel club AAA. The price of domestic flights are projected to be 2% cheaper this holiday compared to last year, AAA said. 

    The Federal Aviation Administration said June 27 is expected to be the busiest day in air travel this year with 53,677 flights scheduled. 

    Delta said it plans to fly 5.8 million passengers between June 28 and July 7.

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    Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S. housing market, the business of sports and bankruptcy.

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  • An 86-year-old Black Woman Died at a FedEx Facility… And She Isn’t The First

    An 86-year-old Black Woman Died at a FedEx Facility… And She Isn’t The First

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    The employee who died in a freak accident at the FedEx World Hub two weeks ago was identified as an elderly Black woman. As if this discovery isn’t disturbing enough, authorities say she’s the fifth person to die following an injury at the job.

    Verna Mae Jackson, 86, was a package handler at the Memphis FedEx facility where larger freights are being shipped to major airports including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, per The Daily Memphian. The report says a tug driver was pulling a load of mail but didn’t use his horn to signal he was moving. Jackson scurried behind to grab a loose envelope that was sticking out of the container and seconds later, she was crushed.

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    It’s the busiest time of year for FedEx and one of the hardest for families of loved ones who’ve lost their lives at the World Hub.

    One year ago, [Nov. 30], to the day, Angelo Scott died after the UTV he was driving was hit by an industrial truck. Jessica James died last February after the forklift she was operating fell on top of her. Duntate Young was killed in 2019 after being hit by a shipping container door. And grandmother Ellen Gladney was found under a motorized mobile conveyor belt system in 2017.

    Now, why was an elderly woman working in this seemingly dangerous environment anyway? Attorney Jeff Rosenblum, who has represented the families of at least 10 victims of Hub-related deaths, says what led to Jackson’s death had little to do with age. Instead, he argued that the increase of activity during holiday season promotes a culture of emphasizing packages over people. He also said a lack of training for temporary workers and the neglect to update facility equipment creates additional safety issues.

    “Miss Jackson loved her job. It gave her purpose. She loved her co-workers. She loved the camaraderie. She was supportive of them and they were supportive of her,” Rosenblum said. “I don’t want to take that self-worth away from anybody who has the ability to work. They have the right to make that decision for themselves, and if they think they do, then the employer has the obligation to determine if they do.”

    FedEx was previously fined up to $50,000 for the deaths at this particular Hub. The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration uncovered a series of violations with the Hub that FedEx allegedly agreed to address, according to the report. It’s unclear if TOSHA launched an additional probe following Ms. Jackson’s death.

    “We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends who are mourning their loved one. Safety is our highest priority, and we are investigating the circumstances of this accident,” FedEx said in response to the incident.

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  • Power outage repaired at JFK Airport terminal

    Power outage repaired at JFK Airport terminal

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    Electrical outage fixed at JFK Airport terminal


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    Work crews have fixed a power outage at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport that forced some flights to be canceled or diverted, officials said Saturday.

    Repairs were made overnight and full power was restored in Terminal 1, which handles some of the airport’s international flights, said the airport’s operator, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

    The outage began Thursday when an electrical panel failure caused a small fire, authorities said. Dozens of flights were canceled and some were diverted to other airports. An Air New Zealand flight was forced to return to Auckland after flying two-thirds of the way across the Pacific Ocean, resulting in a 16-hour trip that ended where it began.

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    A passenger checks their phone in a mostly empty Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. A power outage in the terminal has stretched into a second day. The outage has stranded passengers and forced flights to be canceled or diverted to other airports.

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    “I thought it was a bad Ambien dream,” said passenger Rosemary Armao, an adjunct journalism professor who was sleeping when her friend awoke her to say the plane was heading back to Auckland.

    Although full power was restored to Terminal 1, flight activity was limited Saturday morning, the Port Authority said. Terminal 1 was open for 26 of the scheduled 64 arrivals and departures originally scheduled for Saturday, while 18 flights were to be handled at other terminals and 10 were canceled, officials said.

    “Concessions will be operating with reduced menu options as activity resumes in Terminal 1 and the private terminal operator will have additional customer service staff in place to assist passengers,” the Port Authority said in a statement.

    “Customers are encouraged to continue to check with their carriers for the latest flight information. All other terminals at JFK are operating normally,” it said.

    Officials said safety and security systems were fully functional and other building systems were being tested and brought back online.


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  • JFK Airport Terminal 1 remains closed after power outage, fire

    JFK Airport Terminal 1 remains closed after power outage, fire

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    New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 1 will remain closed Friday due to electrical issues, the airport said late Thursday. 

    Friday’s closure comes after a Thursday night power outage at the terminal disrupted more than 100 flights at the city’s busiest airport. The airport tweeted that an electrical panel failure, which caused a small fire that was immediately extinguished, was responsible for the overnight outage. 

    Some 30 flights into or out of JFK were canceled on Friday, according to data from FlightAware, a website that tracks flight cancellations and delays. 

    “Travelers should check with their carriers for flight status before coming to the airport,” JFK officials tweeted in announcing the terminal’s closure on Friday.

    Airport officials are working with the Port Authority to resolve the issue “as quickly as possible,” the airport wrote on Twitter. The airport has been operating affected outbound flights from other terminals, such as Terminal 4, since Thursday, to minimize service disruptions, CBS News New York reported. 

    Passengers expressed frustration with the delays and cancellations. 

    “It feels like a movie, like it’s not real,” traveler Isabella Bivas told CBS News New York. “I’m still waiting for them to say it’s a joke.”

    Port Authority and JFK spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

    Some inbound international flights were diverted to other airports along the East Coast such as Boston and Newark. 

    One trans-Pacific flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to New York was forced to turn back due to the outage, with the Boeing 787 making a U-turn at its halfway point, near Hawaii, according to Bloomberg News. Passengers essentially had a 16-hour flight to nowhere.

    The aircraft’s turnaround made it the top-tracked flight on Flightradar24, a website that monitors flights across the world, Bloomberg added. 

    Terminal 1, which opened in the late 1990s, is scheduled to be replaced by a new, $9.5 billion terminal now under construction. Groundbreaking was initially supposed to happen in 2020 but was delayed until last summer by the pandemic.

    Along with Air New Zealand, a number of major airlines operate out of Terminal 1, including Air China, Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Italy’s ITA Airway, and Turkish Airlines (See here for a list of airlines.) Travelers should consult their airline for flight status information.

    —The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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  • Power outage disrupts New York’s JFK Airport Terminal 1 | CNN

    Power outage disrupts New York’s JFK Airport Terminal 1 | CNN

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    A power outage is disrupting flights at a John F. Kennedy International Airport terminal, the airport said Thursday.

    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 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement.

    “The power outage is currently impacting the terminal’s ability to accept inbound and outbound flights,” the statement said.

    Other terminals are being used to accommodate the affected flights, and travelers should check with their airlines for flight status, the Port Authority said.

    An Air New Zealand flight that was due to land at JFK at 5:40 p.m. ET Thursday was diverted back to its origin airport, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.

    Some arriving international flights were diverted to other East Coast airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Boston’s Logan International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, JFK’s website showed.

    The Port Authority is trying to restore power at Terminal 1 by working around the circuits affected by the overnight fire, according to a Port Authority official with knowledge of the outage.

    If this method of restoring the power to the terminal is not successful, they are prepared to use generator power to get Terminal 1 back online, the Port Authority source added.

    The aircraft ramp around Terminal 1 has been closed and is scheduled to reopen Friday morning, according to a notice posted in a Federal Aviation Administration safety database.

    The FAA referred questions about the incident to the airport operator. The Transportation Security Administration said: “TSA is eagerly awaiting the power situation to be resolved.”

    Passengers on the Air New Zealand flight found themselves on a nearly 16-hour flight from Auckland back to Auckland after ANZ2 turned around because of the disruption at JFK.

    “Diverting to another US port would have meant the aircraft would remain on the ground for several days, impacting a number of other scheduled services and customers,” the airline said in a statement to CNN.

    Airline staff will be on hand to rebook passengers when they arrive back in Auckland.

    “We apologise for the inconvenience and thank our customers for their patience and understanding.”

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  • Delta Airlines flight returns to JFK Airport after reported bird strike

    Delta Airlines flight returns to JFK Airport after reported bird strike

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    A Delta Airlines flight forced to returne to John F. Kennedy International Airport after reportedly striking a bird en route to the Bahamas on Wednesday is once again on its way.

    The incident was first confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration, which said they will investigate. The Delta flight left the airport at around 9 a.m., but returned to the airport around 9:45 a.m. after the reported bird strike. 

    Shortly before noon, Delta told CBS News that the aircraft was “currently en route” to the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau again after the aircraft was examined. 

    There were 165 passengers aboard, plus two pilots and four flight attendants, Delta said. 

    Delta said in a statement that the Boeing 737 “encountered birds following departure.” It’s not clear how many birds were involved in the incident or what kind of birds they were. 

    “We apologize to our customers for the resulting delay in their travel plans,” Delta said in a statement. 

    According to the FAA, wildlife strikes with aircraft are increasing around the world. In the United States, there have been about 255,000 wildlife strikes reported from 1990 to 2021. The FAA estimates that in that window, wildlife strikes cost airlines about $900 million due to the damage done to aircraft. However, the agency said that losses could be as high as $500 million per year when accounting for the estimated number of unreported strikes and strikes where costs were not provided by the airlines. 

    About a third of such incidents occur in the early stages of flight, when the plane is taking off or ascending, with another 61% taking place during the landing phases and just 3% occurring while the plane is in its “en route phase,” the FAA said. 

    While such strikes can cause injury to human passengers, it is rare: The FAA said that from 1990 to 2019, there were 327 injuries attributed to wildlife strikes on U.S. aircraft. From 1988 to 2019, there were 292 deaths reported globally. 

    There were no fatalities in one of the most famous cases of wildlife strike — 2009’s so-called Miracle on the Hudson, when a U.S. Airways flight was forced to land in the Hudson River after hitting a flock of Canada geese while taking off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, which injured 95 of the 155 people on board. 


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  • Fire on board a JetBlue plane forces the evacuation of more than 160 passengers at New York’s JFK airport | CNN

    Fire on board a JetBlue plane forces the evacuation of more than 160 passengers at New York’s JFK airport | CNN

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    A fire on board a JetBlue Airways plane forced more than 160 passengers to evacuate using emergency slides at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, fire department officials said.

    The incident – which happened shortly after the flight from Barbados landed at the airport – may have started due to an electronic device and is under investigation, according to JetBlue.

    “On Saturday, JetBlue flight 662 with service from Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI) was evacuated shortly after landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) due to reports of a customer’s malfunctioning electronic device or battery,” company spokesperson Derek Dombrowski said in a statement to CNN.

    The New York City Fire Department reported a plane fire around 9 p.m. at the airport’s Terminal 5, saying the regional Port Authority agency evacuated the JetBlue plane.

    A total of 167 people were evacuated using emergency slides, the FDNY said. Five passengers had minor injuries.

    “Safety is always our number one priority,” Dombrowski said, adding JetBlue is coordinating with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

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  • “Smoking laptop” forces evacuation of JetBlue flight after landing at JFK

    “Smoking laptop” forces evacuation of JetBlue flight after landing at JFK

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    Fire on JetBlue plane landing at JFK


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    A “smoking laptop” which was reported by the crew of a JetBlue flight after it had landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night prompted a massive evacuation of the plane, officials said.

    The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News in a statement that the crew of JetBlue Flight No. 662 from Barbados “reported a smoking laptop in the cabin after landing.” The fire was reported just after 9 p.m. local time, according to FDNY. 

    Port Authority personnel evacuated 167 people from the plane using emergency slides, FDNY said, adding that five people were treated for minor injuries.

    A man who was seated in the first row told CBS New York that the plane’s captain jumped into action when the fire was discovered.

    “The captain came flying out of the cabin,” Sean Weed told CBS New York. “He grabbed a fire extinguisher, and was doing like an O. J. Simpson over the seats and passengers. The guy was amazing, and put the fire out. It was a complete zoo.” 

    The exact cause and circumstances of the fire were unclear. 


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