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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Newark Airport Port Authority cops rescue child, 2, lost riding luggage conveyor belt into bowels of the terminal
A pair of Port Authority cops jumped onto a luggage conveyor belt at Newark Airport to rescue a 2-year-old child who took an impromptu ride into the bowels of the terminal, officials said Saturday. The tot was with their mother trying to re-book a flight at the JetBlue ticket counter at Newark's Terminal A at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the child walked behind the kiosk and stepped onto the ankle-high conveyor belt where people on departing flights drop off their luggage. The conveyor belt immediately whisked the child behind the wall and down a switchback labyrinth of belts moving bags throughout the terminal. A JetBlue employee flagged down Port Authority Police Officers Angel Paulino and Joe DeSilvio, who, instead of finding a door that could take them into the back of the building, decided to jump on the conveyor belt and follow the child. Navigating the building's system of conveyor belts, the officers 'located the uninjured child in the checked baggage room on the lower level,' a Port Authority spokeswoman said. It took about four minutes for the officers to find the child, a Port Authority source with knowledge of the case said. The child was about to be rolled through the luggage X-ray machine when they grabbed the tot. EMS was requested to the terminal as a precaution, but the child and their mother were not harmed, officials said. An email to JetBlue for comment was not immediately returned.
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Newark airport's closed runway, which contributed to weeks of delays, will reopen ahead of schedule
A key runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, which has been under construction for months causing significant delays and cancellations, will reopen on Monday. The 11,000-foot-long runway 4L-22R is reopening 13 days ahead of schedule and will allow 'regular runway operations to resume,' according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which operates the airport. The $121 million project began in early March and was scheduled to be completed June 15. The runway was last rehabilitated in 2014 and showed 'significant signs of wear.' Construction was accelerated after staffing and operational challenges 'impacted air traffic controllers' ability to effectively use the remaining two operational runways' at the airport, according to the port authority. 'As we approach the busy summer travel season, this key milestone puts us on a path to further reducing congestion, enhancing safety, and ensuring a seamless travel experience,' Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a news release. 'With the runway completed, we'll continue our work to harden the telecoms infrastructure and improving the staffing pipeline for the airspace.' The runway was one of the reasons passengers flying in and out of Newark airport experienced major disruptions in April and May, but it was not the only reason. Controllers attempting to guide pilots to and from the airport experienced at least four black outs since April 28 due to the aging Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control system. On May 20, the FAA ordered airlines to cut flights at Newark by about 25%, to 56 an hour, until construction was completed, at which point they plan to increase flights to 68 an hour. The construction project involves paving the runway surface, updating lighting, improving airfield signs, installing underground electrical infrastructure, and improving drainage. The runway will still close for construction on weeknights through the end of the year and weekends, September to December, to complete the project entirely.
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Sandpoint Beach master plan lauded but swim area still unmarked
Candace Phillips lives across from Sandpoint Beach and likes the city's master plan to redevelop Sandpoint Beach. 'The flip is beautiful and amazing,' Phillips said of the plan to move the beach to the east side of the park. 'I think the city has an opportunity to we can close this side and open over there, and so keep the people happy, still keep the sand available, still keep the beach available but there's options. It doesn't have to close.' City Councillor Angelo Marignani put forward a notice of motion earlier this week to have the city accelerate the master plan in order to avoid another tragedy on the west side of the beach. 'What I am requesting in my motion is for it to be prioritized for the 2026 capital budget,' Marignani said. In the master plan, there is a breakwall that stretches across the current beach area into the fenced off part of the property. The breakwall falls short of the property line, where some of the tragedies have occurred. According to Marignani, the city leases the property from the Port Authority. 'That public partnership, part of that motion is to look and work with the Port Authority of Windsor just to see how we can improve this area.' The estimated cost of moving the beach area and creating a park is $15 million. Phillips knows the project won't happen overnight, but the beach is open this weekend and there still aren't markers in the water. 'When that snow fence comes down we could easily have the rope-to-swim area marked out because it's just one more visual saying, 'this is where it could be safe if you're choosing to go in,'' Phillips said. City Councillor Fred Francis feels there are two choices facing council: eliminate swimming in an area where the Peche Island channel is close to shore, or make the structural changes to move the beach east where the channel is much further away. 'Having three people drowned at Sandpoint over the course of the last year is unacceptable to everyone, and if we could do something to prevent that to happen to the next person, we should,' Francis said. The acceleration of the Sandpoint Beach safety plan will be discussed in early June. Administration will then report back to council within 60 days and a directive will be given. 'Write to your city council. Write to your mayor and say, this is how I feel. If you feel very strongly, on June 9th, be a delegate and speak to it directly to council,' said Francis.
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Newark airport's closed runway, which contributed to weeks of delays, will reopen ahead of schedule
A key runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, which has been under construction for months causing significant delays and cancellations, will reopen on Monday. The 11,000-foot-long runway 4L-22R is reopening 13 days ahead of schedule and will allow 'regular runway operations to resume,' according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which operates the airport. The $121 million project began in early March and was scheduled to be completed June 15. The runway was last rehabilitated in 2014 and showed 'significant signs of wear.' Construction was accelerated after staffing and operational challenges 'impacted air traffic controllers' ability to effectively use the remaining two operational runways' at the airport, according to the port authority. 'As we approach the busy summer travel season, this key milestone puts us on a path to further reducing congestion, enhancing safety, and ensuring a seamless travel experience,' Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a news release. 'With the runway completed, we'll continue our work to harden the telecoms infrastructure and improving the staffing pipeline for the airspace.' The runway was one of the reasons passengers flying in and out of Newark airport experienced major disruptions in April and May, but it was not the only reason. Controllers attempting to guide pilots to and from the airport experienced at least four black outs since April 28 due to the aging Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control system. On May 20, the FAA ordered airlines to cut flights at Newark by about 25%, to 56 an hour, until construction was completed, at which point they plan to increase flights to 68 an hour. The construction project involves paving the runway surface, updating lighting, improving airfield signs, installing underground electrical infrastructure, and improving drainage. The runway will still close for construction on weeknights through the end of the year and weekends, September to December, to complete the project entirely.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Newark Runway to Reopen Early After Construction Slowed Trips
A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport that's been under construction and is partially responsible for some of the disruptions there will reopen Monday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Friday. The project, which was originally slated to be completed by June 15, is 13 days ahead of schedule. The port authority was able to speed up the construction by 'bringing in additional crews, expanding shifts, and enabling construction to take place 24 hours a day, seven days a week,' according to a statement from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the port authority. US Transportation Department Secretary Sean Duffy also announced the news in a post to X.
