r/JFKAirport

Hey,

So, the AI lounge is obviously closed for renovations and AI was having business class passengers go to the Hello Sky lounge in the interim. Now, the Hello Sky lounge (I just read) is closing on May 31st.

I have an Air India business class flight coming up on June 21st. Anyone have any clue what lounge I can go to to grab something before departure?

I have an Amex Platinum card, so I can get into the Centurion Lounge, but always like to have a lounge that I am guaranteed immediate access to in case if there's a line at the Centurion Lounge... since I'm not going to be coming early before a 16 hr flight to go to a lounge (but would like breakfast).

Thanks

I have to be at the airport for a few hours while I work and I have to take a couple of calls. Any advice? Thank you, friends.

Trying to get a vibe check as to when people think I should get to the airport. One person, no checked bags, domestic flight.

We had a flight at JFK, Terminal 5 on JetBlue at 9 am this morning. There's a lot of traffic getting to the airport because of construction, and then the departures level was closed so there was a long line of cars waiting to get to the arrivals level instead. There was a line at bag drop off. After waiting in security line for an hour, they told me there was a problem with my ticket and I had to go to JetBlue helpdesk. My teenage kids went on without me, but one of them was selected for secondary screening which took quite a while. In the end, we all missed the flight and got booked on a flight 12 hours later!

Even without those complications, a lot of people don't allow an hour to get through security. (We would have made the flight if we had not encountered other complications). Several people on our flight (and presumably other flights) missed their flight.

Have been waiting for 30 minutes now

Will be traveling with 2 teenagers and multiple luggage . I was wondering the best way to get to grand central terminal. We land on a Friday in July around 2:30 pm.
I was wondering if there is a shuttle service or is train the best method of transportation

Hi,
(Not US citizen)
I arrived to JFK Terminal 8 from Helsinki Finland (Finnair) and had a connecting flight from Terminal 4 with LATAM Airlines to Lima. I was under the impression that I could simply drop my checked luggage on the recheck belt that’s in the room after terminal 8 customs, but an employee at the belt told me that I need to take it to LATAM counter in terminal 4 and recheck it there. I had a single ticket and my bag was checked all the way to Lima in Helsinki.
That was not really an issue then but on my upcoming returning flight my connection is really short (1h 45m) and I have to go the other way around so I’d like to conserve as much time as possible.
I will be arriving to Terminal 4 from Lima and my connecting flight departs from Terminal 8. Do I have to take my bags with me to Airtrain and check them at Finnair counter?
The ”recheck belt” worked flawlessly when I used it before at DFW but it was strange that I couldn’t use it at JFK, even with the single ticket and final destination already tagged. Does it depend on the airlines used?

JFK Terminal 5 to DoubleTree by Hilton New York JFK Airport (3 miles), arriving around 8pm with 2 pieces of luggage.

There's 3 options and trying to decide what's best.

1. Hotel Shuttle. Have to take Air Train. Unreliable and sometimes a no show.

2. Air Train then Uber. Time consuming up to an hour.

3. Yellow Cab from terminal. Heard they can jack up prices possibly $30-$40 for the trip.

Leaning towards option 3 for time but is it worth the price because I'll have to come back to the airport the next morning.

Does anyone know if the VIP One lounge will allow you to bring your checked bag in with you? I’m flying a very small international airline and have about 7 hours between flights, their counter doesn’t open until 3 hours before departure. I was hoping to kill time in the lounge before I can check my bag.

Hi everyone, this was asked in the past but given recent times with TSA precheck lines (which look great in the last few weeks):

We have a flight out of Terminal 8. But the Sapphire Lounge is in Terminal 4. Does anyone know if it’s possible/easy to go from terminal 4 to terminal 8? How does checking bags work, can I check my bag at T4 for an AA/JL flight that flies out of T8?

For context, this is my first visit to the states ever! But I see tons of negative comments and videos of ICE flooding NYC; is this true and will they detain tourists at the airport? Do they attack those with stronger passports? Can someone tell me how the situation is like?

I'm leaving from Terminal 4 tomorrow evening. Haven't flown since middle of February. How have the TSA lines been lately?

I have booked flights with JetBlue I fly over for the World Cup in June , I am flying from Edinburgh to JFK airport and then JFK to Fort Lauderdale but I have noticed my layover time is 1 hour 39 mins will this be enough time they have said I won’t be changing terminals and it’s booked with the same airline I have never flew to JFK before so am not sure how busy the airport will be and how long will it take , will this be enough time? And if I miss it what would Happen?