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Customs officials find 40 pounds of cocaine hidden among jumbo shrimp at NYC airport
A 22-year-old man was busted at the airport on Friday reportedly trying to smuggle multiple bricks of cocaine hidden among jumbo shrimp.
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Cargo plane dumps 20 tons of fuel and returns to JFK after horse escapes stall
A cargo jet headed to Belgium from New York had to turn around mid-flight after a horse escaped its stall and got loose in the hold, according to air traffic control audio.
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Flight delays leaves Hawaiian Airlines passengers stranded at JFK Airport for 33 hours
A flight grounded hundreds of Hawaii-bound passengers at a New York City airport for nearly 33 hours before finally taking off on Wednesday. The Hawaiian Airlines flight departing from JFK Airport missed its 10 a.m. takeoff on Tuesday after the crew “reported an odor during a pre-departure cabin check.” The passengers heading to Honolulu sat through one delay, then a…
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Power Outage at JFK Airport Terminal 1 Grounds International Flights Through Friday
An international travel nightmare unfolded at JFK Airport Thursday as a power outage closed a busy terminal at the New York City hub, halting flights in and out — and it appears likely it will continue into Friday.
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Retired FBI Counterintelligence Official Arrested For Alleged Money Laundering and Work With Russian Oligarch
A Russian interpreter is also accused in the indictment.
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JetBlue Flight Bumps Plane at JFK, 2nd Unusual Incident in Days
For the second time in less than a week, there was an incident between two planes at New York City’s JFK Airport.
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‘Cancel Takeoff!': Planes Narrowly Avoid Disaster in Close Call at JFK Airport
A close call at John F. Kennedy International Airport made for a terrifying Friday the 13th. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Santo Domingo was in the midst of takeoff procedures down Runaway 4 when another jet crossed in its path. Around 8:45 p.m. Friday, officials said an American Airlines plane crossed over from…
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Lithium Battery Fire Forces Evacuation of JetBlue Flight From Barbados to JFK
A lithium battery in a passenger’s electronic device caught fire aboard a JetBlue flight from Barbados to New York on Christmas Eve, forcing the plane to evacuate all passengers on the tarmac, Port Authority of New York said in a statement to NBC New York.
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NYC Duo Conspired With Russians to Hack JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System, Feds Say
The group would then charge drivers $10 to be put to the front of the line to get a fare.
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Feline Feast: Cat Found at JFK Gets Holiday Meal After Jumping in Checked Bag
TSA officers at JFK Airport likely see a lot of odd stuff in passengers’ bags, but what was found last week likely gave them paws: A live cat was found shoved into a checked bag.
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Meow-za! Live Cat Found Inside Checked Bag at JFK Airport
TSA officers at JFK Airport likely see a lot of odd stuff in passengers’ bags, but what was found last week likely gave them paws: A live cat was found shoved into a checked bag.
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$450,000 Worth of Cocaine Discovered in Woman's Wheelchair Tires at JFK Airport
A woman is facing drug smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized around 28 pounds of cocaine inside her wheelchair’s tires last week at John F. Kennedy International Airport. According to CBP, Emelinda Paulino De Rivas, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, arrived on a flight from Punta Cana on Thursday and was traveling in a...