Terminal 5

The Terminal 5 website explains that “Terminal 5 was closed by the Port Authority based upon the actions of guests on Friday, October 1.”

It adds:

In response to the NY Times article by Carol Vogel, please note the reporter failed to mention a primary comment by Ms. Ward, “Along with the Port Authority, we too are shocked at the disrepect of the landmark by the general public at the opening event. We too have a passion and dedication to the landmark that we have been trying uphold and we invite people to review the current state of the building.”

Unlike the comments issued by the Port Authority and JetBlue, we will continue to respect the agencies we have been working with on this project. All were involved on the planning of the event and the resulting incident was an unforutnate act of vandalism by the general public. We do not want to highlight failure of support by our contractors for security and cleaning or failed support by our sponsors to attend or be involved in the event in question. We will instead uphold a positive esteen for Kennedy Airport and all those involved in the planning stages of Terminal 5 who helped train us to handle the landmark terminal. If the Port Authority must discontinue the contract for Ms. Ward, she will allow the building to be supervised by another contractor so that the exhibition can remain installed.