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Grounded: Waiting for take-off at JFK airport
Grounded: Waiting for take-off at JFK airport
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The John F. Kennedy International Airport remains relatively calm despite hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights. 29.12.2010, Sputnik International
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Grounded: Waiting for take-off at JFK airport The John F. Kennedy International Airport remains relatively calm despite hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights.
The John F. Kennedy International Airport remains relatively calm despite hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev The John F. Kennedy International Airport remains relatively calm despite hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights.
The John F. Kennedy International Airport remains relatively calm despite hundreds of delayed and cancelled flights.
© Sputnik / Dmitri Gornostaev But the airport is overcrowded. There were times when as many as between 15,000 and 20,000 passengers found themselves stranded in New York’s main air hub.
But the airport is overcrowded. There were times when as many as between 15,000 and 20,000 passengers found themselves stranded in New York’s main air hub.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev The airport suspended operations late on Monday when a blizzard with winds of up to 100 km/h hit the city. Snow-clearing machines could not keep up with the strong winds that kept blanketing landing strips in snow.
The airport suspended operations late on Monday when a blizzard with winds of up to 100 km/h hit the city. Snow-clearing machines could not keep up with the strong winds that kept blanketing landing strips in snow.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev Airlines whose scheduled flights failed to take to the skies before the blizzard hit initially announced delays.
Airlines whose scheduled flights failed to take to the skies before the blizzard hit initially announced delays.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornotaev Later, when it became clear that the airport was unlikely to return to normal service until early Monday, airlines began putting their passengers up at nearby hotels.
Later, when it became clear that the airport was unlikely to return to normal service until early Monday, airlines began putting their passengers up at nearby hotels.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev However, passengers booked on Monday’s flights soon joined those who were grounded on Sunday.
However, passengers booked on Monday’s flights soon joined those who were grounded on Sunday.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev As a result, by Monday noon the number of people at the airport exceeded usual peak levels.
As a result, by Monday noon the number of people at the airport exceeded usual peak levels.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev Long lines formed almost at all airlines’ stands.
Long lines formed almost at all airlines’ stands.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev The management of the over-crowded airport took measures to create acceptable levels of comfort for stranded passengers.
The management of the over-crowded airport took measures to create acceptable levels of comfort for stranded passengers.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev By late Monday they had started handing out cots and blankets.
By late Monday they had started handing out cots and blankets.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev Although, of course, there were not enough cots to go round.
Although, of course, there were not enough cots to go round.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev Passengers who were tired of waiting in line and did not feel like sleeping on the floor scouted for chairs.
Passengers who were tired of waiting in line and did not feel like sleeping on the floor scouted for chairs.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitri Gornostaev Departure boards at JFK Airport in New York. The flight to Moscow, scheduled for 19:05, was delayed until 00:30. The flight was then delayed by another nine hours.
Departure boards at JFK Airport in New York. The flight to Moscow, scheduled for 19:05, was delayed until 00:30. The flight was then delayed by another nine hours.
