The JFK Airport
EOC goes into
action to manage
Snowstorm GAIL
TWA Hotel photo where some airport managers slept.
Calls and emails updates were
shared among all the stakeholders
before , during and after the storm
which fortunately did not produce
the 12 inches of snow that was forecast.
Nevertheless, OPS were under
way as the snow began to fall. Deicing,
airfield plowing continued
throughout the afternoon , evening
and into Thursday the 17th
to minimize the number of flight
cancellations in the airspace. Contractors
were busy clearing the
ramps, terminal frontage, gate areas
into Thursday the 17th. Terminal
operators had cots available for
stranded travelers, the TWA hotel
was booked with managers from
many of the companies that have
important jobs during the storm,
extra buses were moving as needed
to support AirTrain icing issues.
The EOC was a beehive of virtual
activity.
Some of the ground handlers
were experiencing call-outs from
their staff and freight truckers that
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ABM running shuttle buses as necessary
might cause some delays but given
the timing of air cargo arrivals they
felt that this would be manageable.
Under everyday conditions the
Airport Operations Center ( AOC)
is the hub of communications but
when emergencies arise, the EOC
becomes the nerve center.
The EOC was created as part of
an entire emergency response overview
an has a playbook for all types
of emergencies.
Swissport deicing looks like hot steam.