Overview
- Frontier Airlines Flight 3546 from San Juan reported an engine issue, squawked an emergency code per flight tracking, and landed safely at JFK around 12:45 p.m., prompting and then ending a brief ground stop.
- Inbound flights to JFK were held at origin until about 1:45 p.m., according to FlightAware, even as broader weather‑related delays continued across the region.
- FAA Traffic Management Programs tied to low ceilings, heavy rain, and strong winds produced multi‑hour delays and metering at major hubs including JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Boston Logan, Philadelphia, BWI, and Reagan National.
- Advisories noted specific constraints such as a temporary Newark general‑aviation closure and prolonged arrival and departure delays at New York–area airports as bands of storms moved through.
- Separately, FAA notices Thursday evening showed ground delays due to staffing shortages at Reagan National, Teterboro, and Dallas–Fort Worth, with additional delays expected overnight at Orlando.