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Newark Liberty International Airport suddenly shut down Wednesday evening due to a reported “aircraft emergency” — grounding all flights.
The major airport issued a travel advisory, writing in a statement on X that all flight operations were “temporarily suspended while an aircraft is removed from the taxiway due to an earlier incident.”
The New Jersey travel hub is expected to be closed from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET, according to the National Airspace System Status.
Video shared with Kol Haolam by a passenger on the JetBlue flight that made an emergency return to Newark Airport. Passengers amd crew evacuated via slides. pic.twitter.com/9gv3LgUd0B
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) February 18, 2026A ground stop was originally in place from 5:42 p.m. to 7 p.m. for an “aircraft emergency” that appeared to be caused by an engine failure on a JetBlue flight headed for Palm Beach, Florida.
The plane was taking off from Newark Airport, but turned around and landed back on the tarmac just 40 minutes into the journey, according to FlightAware.
JetBlue didn’t immediately respond to a request for more info.
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