People were evacuated from the terminal on Sunday afternoon. The previous security incident has been resolved. The roads on the arrivals and departures level at Terminal 4 have reopened. Expect residual traffic delays and allow extra travel time. — Kennedy Airport. Wear a face covering. (@JFKairport) July 3, 2022 Eyewitnesses said more than a thousand people were outside the terminal. Nigina Hampton said she was dropping off a family member when someone left their luggage in a cart nearby. “The police come right in and checking that this is your luggage, I say no,” Hampton said. Within seconds people were ushered out of the terminal. “After the police came in with dogs, everything,” Hampton said. Husrav Mahmudov was on a flight scheduled to land at the same time the terminal was evacuated. “They didn’t say anything, but I noticed we circled for fifteen to twenty minutes,” Makhmudov said. The bomb squad and detectives investigated and gave the all clear shortly after. The terminal is back to business as usual, but some travelers were shocked by the experience. “I’m afraid of course, everyone is,” said one traveler. “Thank God nothing happened.” Delta Airlines said there were some minor delays due to the security scare, but no major hiccups.READ ALSO | Flight delays ease amid chaotic July 4th weekend travel ———-* Get eyewitness news * More New York news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for emergency alerts * Follow us on YouTube Submit a news tip Copyright © 2022 WABC-TV. All rights reserved.
