JFK Airport’s Terminal 1 to Remain Closed, Power Outage Continues to Impact Flights

American Airlines planes taxi on the tarmac with the skyline of New York City in the background from the JFK International Airport in New York, on Nov. 8, 2021. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

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.