Flights grounded at New York’s JFK Airport due to ‘aircraft emergency’ declared by FAA

The FAA added that Delta Flight 183, which was coming to New York City from Rome, landed safely at about 1:30pm after the crew reported the issue with no injuries reported.

By: Express Web Desk

Updated: July 19, 2025 05:15 AM IST

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The ground stop declared by the FAA was in effect till 2:30 pm (local time) and the runway has since reopened. (AP Photo/ File)

The New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) had declared a temporary ground stop on Friday, due to a disabled aircraft on the runway which experienced an issue with its hydraulics while it was inbound at the JFK airport.

The United States aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had put an advisory early on Friday that it was halting departures at the JFK airport for a brief period of time due to “aircraft emergency”.

The FAA added that Delta Flight 183, which was coming to New York City from Rome, landed safely at about 1:30pm after the crew reported the issue with no injuries reported to anyone and passengers left the plane safely, CBS News reported.

The ground stop declared by the FAA was in effect till 2:30 pm (local time) and the runway has since reopened. The authorities said that there was “minimal impact” to overall activity at the airport.

The FAA, in a statement said, “Operations are normal after the FAA briefly slowed arrivals and departures at the airport because the aircraft was disabled on the runway.”

The Delta flight that caused disruption at the JFK airport was towed to its arrival gate after it landed safely, where passengers deplaned. The plane was being evaluated by the maintenance team and the FAA was investigating the issue.

A Delta Airlines spokesperson said, “Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and that’s why our flight crew and JFK team followed standard procedures to bring this aircraft safely to its arrival gate,” Express reported.

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