AIRPORT V 6 OICE, DECEMBER 2021
Upcoming Community Events
Covid-19 Updates & Events Resumption
SAVE THE DATES- GETTING BACK
TO IN-PERSON EVENTS
Upcoming
Community
Events &
Meetings
-The NYCAR JFK & LGA
meetings will begin again in
early 2022.
-Both the JFK and LGA
Redevelopment offices are
open with varied hours. Regular
meetings are held with
interested parties in the LGA
and JFK redevelopment programs
especially for minority
and local business opportunities
-The Council for Airport
Opportunities office at Elmcor
Community Center is
open for job applicants at the
airports.
Calendar
December 2: JFK International
Synagogue annual
Chanukah Party. T4, departures
area. All welcome.
December 4: KLM
Alumni Party. TWA Hotel.
4pm. RSVP klm.alumni.assoc@
gmail.com
December 5: PanAm Museum
at Cradle of Avition.
Unveiling of Timeline Exhibit
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm RSVP
board@thepanammuseum.
org
December 8: KAAMCO
and JFK Stakejholders meetings.
KAAMCO will ba an inperson
event. Watch for location
details.
December 8: JFK Rotary
Holiday Party. 7pm. Vetro's,
Howard Beach. RSVP https://
jfkrotaryclub.org/
December 11: World and
JFKIAT Christmas Concert
a=in the man retail area T4.
1-4pm
December 12: NY Metro
Black Pilots of America
monthly meeting. Republic
Airport. www.facebook.com/
nymetrobpa.
December 13: UCCA &
LaGuardia Christmas Tree &
Choir. McManus park 7pm
December 15: Republic
Airport (RAC) monthly meeting
7pm. www.republicairport.
net
December 17: GatewayJFK
Holiday Tree lighting.
Burger King, corner Rockaway
Blvd and No. Conduit
December 21: December
21st JFK GM is hosting
a Teams Meeting at 4:30 PM
with a holiday message from
the General Manager’s office.
December 25: Christmas
Day.
January 5: TFAC Monthly
meeting
January 12: KAAMCO &
GM Meetings. 10:15-Noon
January 13: JFK Redevelopment
Working Group-
Kick off
Covid Testing Centers at Airports
LaGurdia Covid trailer facility
converted to mobile
vans. The NYC Health & Hospitals
stationary falcility at
LGA wil be replaced by (2) mobile
Vans as of December 5th.
The JFK Airport Covid
testd facility at T5 has closed.
The port refers all travelers
and employees to the centers
at T1 & T4 and CitiMed at
Bldg. 78.
The CDC is providing free
at-home testing kits for arriving
international travelers. It
is a volunteer program for the
test to be taken at home three
days after arriving and reporting
positive results to the CDC
to monitor the number of illnesses.
Covid testing centers will
remain open at the airports
until further notice given the
new Omicron deviant.
JFK -Terminal 4 -XpresCheck
arrivals hall, PCR,
Rapid PCR, 718-751-4640
https://www.xprescheck.
com/
T4 Covid Info Travel Website:
https://www.jfkt4.nyc/covid19/
JFK -Terminal 1-John Adams
Health Services- PCR,
Rapid PCR, Departures 917-
992-4645
JFK-Citimed-Building 78,
The Ark building
Newark-Terminal B, XpresCheck,
Departures Level,
PCR, Rapid
LaGuardia: Health & Hospitals
Corp Mobile Vans-
Ground level Garage B, PCR
, Rapid
JFK Stakeholder Redevelopment
Groups Meet Again
JFK Redevelopment
Working Groups • Redevelopment
working groups will
begin in January • 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
bi-monthly basis • The General
Manger’s Office and the
JFK Redevelopment Program
Management Team will hold a
briefing on January 13, 2022,
as the official kick-off.
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 necessity to
wearing into 2022. Masks are
required at all times in every
building at the Port Authority
airports.
FAA Statement on Wearing
Masks in Airports and On
Planes The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC), the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA),
and the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) remind
the traveling public that at
this time if you travel, you are
still required to wear a mask
on planes, buses, trains, and
other forms of public transportation
traveling into, within, or
out of the United States, and in
U.S. transportation hubs such
as airports and stations
Covid deviant Omicron impacts the world
but will not stop us in 2022.
Just when it appeared that
the covid spread was easing,
the Omicron deviant has
spread throughout the world.
All U.S. citizens are strongly
encouraged to get their initial
vaccinations and get a
booster shot within 6 months
after the initial vaccine. By
getting vaccinated, everyone
cooperates with the health of
themselves, their family and
community. As a country we
are constantly moving the
needle to herd immunity but
we have a way to go. By keeping
the virus at bay, we allow
our businesses to continue,
and our travel across the land
and world to increase. We are
slowly getting back to a new
normal. Let's take this opportunity
to make ourselves
stronger for 2022 and give
us strength to conduct the
business opportunities that
the new JFK, LaGuardia and
Newark airports offer. These
opportunities are for everyone.
As a minority, there are
new opportunities to partner
with contractors, and to offer
your company services directly.
But, you must be certified
to do so. Go to www.panynj.
gov for details.
All in all, we are headed
into a promising 2022. We at
Airport Voice and Schneps-
Media wish everyone Merry
Christmas, Happy Holidays
and a Healthy and Prosperous
New Year.
UCCA Christmas tree by LaGuardia Airport
/JFK
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