were stranded October 29 for about 7 hours on the tarmac at Connecticut's Bradley
International Airport during the rare October snowstorm. Flight 504 from Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, to Newark, New Jersey, was one of six flights JetBlue diverted
October 29 to Bradley International in Windsor Locks, according to the airline. JetBlue
diverted 17 flights in all October 29, citing a "confluence of events," including
infrastructure issues at Newark Liberty International Airport and at New York's John F.
Kennedy International Airport. JetBlue said it worked with Bradley "to secure services,
including remote deplaning and [lavatory] servicing." The airline noted the airport
faced intermittent power outages, making it difficult to refuel planes and to use jet
bridges so fliers could disembark. The airline said it could not confirm the amount of
time the plane spent on the tarmac. It also said it had seen media reports "of a lack of
provisions on board," but that its own information did not "correlate with those
reports."
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Transit's Morris & Essex Lines, including the Gladstone branch and the Montclair-
Boonton Line, while crews removed hundreds of trees and miles of damaged overhead
wire, the Associated Press reported October 31. A NJ Transit spokesman said about 50
miles of rail was impacted by the fall storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in
parts of the state. The spokesman said the majority of the damage was on the Morris &
Essex line, where fallen trees downed power lines. Buses also faced delays and detours
due to road conditions. NJ Transit trains and buses were cross-honoring passes and
tickets.
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Safety Administration (OSHA) has cited Central Transport International Inc. for two
repeat safety violations at the company's Omaha, Nebraska, facility, including allowing
workers to operate unsafe forklifts, and failing to provide proper eyewash facilities for
workers exposed to corrosive chemicals, Occupational Health & Safety reported
October 31. Proposed penalties total $114,000. The first violation was cited for
exposing workers to hazards by allowing them to operate forklifts that remained in
service even after deficiencies were noted. The second violation was cited for exposing