by JFK Airport. The Port Authority was working with airport operators to restore flight operations as soon as possible, the tweets said.
The Air New Zealand flight turned back over the Pacific Ocean, almost halfway between New Zealand and the US West coast, according to tracking siteThe Air New Zealand spokesperson said the airline apologised for the disruption caused."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 spokesperson said.
The power outage at JFK Airport also caused other flights to divert to their departure airports on Thursday. These included two ITA Airways flights from