Community Updates
& Events Resumption
SAVE THE DATES- GETTING BACK
TO IN-PERSON EVENTS
April 6: Christ for the World Chapel 43rd Bishop
Wright Aviation Industry Awards Luncheon.
April 24: JFK 5K Run returns!
Scholarship Notice for Bishop
Wright Luncheon
Pastor abee-On behalf of the Christ for the World
Chapel, I would like to invite applications for our Susan
M. Baer Memorial Scholarship for the year 2022.
The scholarship is for $2,000 and open to airport employees,
children of employees and Seniors of Aviation
High School pursuing higher education. www.ChristfortheWorldChapel.
org
CAO
The Council for Airport Opportunities office at Elmcor
Community Center is open for job applicants at
the airports.
Calendar
February 14: Valentines Day-Love your airport
February 18: 4th Quarter 2021 WE SOAR Award
Ceremony
February 21: Presidents Day
February 16: NYCAR LGA Committee Meeting
February 24: Virtual Meeting featuring Brandon
Fried of The Airforwarders Association. Registration
required. https://www.jfkaircargo.aero/
February 25: TFAC nominations for the Board are
due.
February 27: AMT Children of Hope “Harmony for
Hope Concert” 3-9pm. Mulcahy’s , Wantagh. Call 516-
448-2161 for reservations. Bands dinner & fun.
March 1: Mardi Gras- 47 days before Easter. Ash
Wednesday March 2.
March 2: TFAC Meeting
March 8: JFK Redevelopment Airside working
group 2-3pm; Landside group 3-4pm
March 9: KAAMCO & GM Meetings. 10:15-Noon
March 13: Daylight Savings
March 15: The Semantics Irish Night. Trotters
Bar&Grill RSVP March 9th.
March 16: Purim
March 17: St Patrick’s Day ( Thurs)
March 17: Kaamco Ops and Interline Meeting
Thursday)
March 18: Holi (Friday)
March 20: 1st Day Spring (Sunday)
March 22: Hindi New Year
AIRPORT V 6 OICE, FEBRUARY 2022
March 24: KAAMCO Cargo Committee Meeting
March 24: Air Cargo Assn. Virtual Meetingt with
Brandon Fried of The Airforwarders Assn. 11:30-12:45.
Must make reservations https://www.jfkaircargo.aero/
April 2: Begin Ramadan through May 1
April 6: Bishop Wright luncheon
April 15: Good Friday
April 16: Passover (Saturday)
April 17: Easter
April 28: School Sisters of Notre Dame, Shuffle into
Spring, event. Honoring Cheryl Jones. 6-10pm Villa
Russo.
Monthly Awareness Days
February
American Heart Assn.
National Cancer Prevention
Black History Month
March
Irish-American Heritage Month
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
National Women’s History Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
JFK Stakeholder
Redevelopment Groups
Restarting
JFK Redevelopment
Working
Groups • Redevelopment
working groups
began this month •
Working groups will
be consolidated into
two main groups (Airside
and Landside).
As needed, smaller
subgroups can break
off but will always
tie back to the main
group. • Each Terminal
Operator and Federal
Partner will have
one rep in each working
group. SME’s will
be added on an as
needed basis. • The
General Manager’s
Office will reach out to
each individual stakeholder
to identify their
representative. • Initial
meetings will be on a
monthly basis • The
General Manger’s Office
and the JFK Redevelopment
Program
Management Team
held the first meeting
on January 13. The
next meeting is March
8. See more in the GM
story in this issue.
International Flights are
open to the U.S.
New USA entry requirements.
You must be vaccinated
by a recognized
vaccine to enter the
U.S. under new rules.
The CDC will have
tables at arrivals halls
at JFK to administer
free, voluntary covid
tests for arriving international
passengers
and those from some
Africans countries.
Proof of vaccine, or
in some cases, proof
of PCR testing within
24 hours of flight time
and potential quarantines
are now to be expected
from those flying
into the US. Check
with your airline for requirements.
Passports: Many
countries require your
passport have 3 to
6 months validity remaining
before they
will allow you to enter
or issue a travel visa.
Mask Matters
NEW: The TSA
has increased fines
for mask violations
and extend the necessity
to wearing into
2022. The airports
are under Federal
rules and masks are
required at all times
in every building at
the Port Authority airports.
TFAC
TFAC Elections
Nominations for TFAC
Board are due by February
25 and placed
on ballot at the March
2nd Meeting. One
nomination per airline.
Upcoming Women of Achievement
We will be recognizing our annual
community Women of Achievement
in our March issue. Please
nominate a woman of your choice
and email jeff@airportvoice.com.
MTA Bus Changes at
JFK
MTA bus stop at T5 moving to T8
in March
Changes to B15, Q10, Q10 LTD
More on story in this issue.
Airtrain Fare Increase
AirTrain JFK Fare Increase •
March 1, 2022 AirTrain JFK Fare will
increase 25 Cents to $8.00 • 10 Trip
and 30 Day Fare prices will remain
constant
Covid Testing Centers
at Airports
There are several covid testing
centers at the airports. Health &
Hospitals tests are free while the privately
run facilities charge for these
tests depending on insurance. See
the separate story on locations and
hours of these centers at JFK, LGA
and EWR airports.
SWINGING INTO 2022
Golf Events Are Back
Global Foundation for
1st Responders: May 18,
Stonebridge Golf & Country Cub
Garden City Country Club
Courtesy Airport Voice
KAAMCO Golf Day:
June 20, Garden City Country Club
Semantics: Aug 18, Harbor Links
JFK Chamber of Commerce:
August 29, Brookville Country Club
JFK Rotary Golf & Day Out:
August 1st, Brookville CC
21st AMT Children of Hope: September 28th,
Dan Ferrante: August 18, 2022
JetBlue Golf For Good.
Oct. TBD
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