The airport is urging passengers to check with airlines on the status of their flights before heading to the airport on Sunday. The airfield has remained operational for cargo and military flights, with the shutdown only affecting commercial flights. The airport authority CEO estimated that as of Saturday night, 36 flights had been either delayed or cancelled. He said the cause remains under investigation. Hogan said the fire is not considered to be suspicious, and there were no injuries. "In any kind of incident like this there tends to be some smoke damage and soot residue that is located in the area, and in addition to that there is water damage from the water that was needed to put down the fire." Some gates will remain closed in the departure area in the building's eastern wing as the repairs and remediation continue, Hogan added. He said the airport is continuing to assess its baggage systems and its pre-boarding screen systems to ensure they are all in good working order. "If that changes, we will provide new updates, but we have a relatively high degree of confidence we can have things in place by that time," said Hogan. on Sunday, with the first flights resuming at 7 p.m. The airport had originally hoped to reopen on Saturday at 6 p.m., but Hogan said during a news conference that due to the cleanup the airport now anticipates it will remain closed to the public until 5 p.m. Hogan said the fire originated in a ceiling area of the departure area and was rapidly extinguished by firefighters, while about 30 people were evacuated from the terminal after the alarm went off. John's, N.L., resulted in the passenger terminal being closed late Friday night with the reopening set for Sunday evening as a cleanup continued.Īirport CEO Dennis Hogan said Saturday evening the main terminal building was evacuated due to a fire on the second floor which started at about 11:30 p.m. A fire at the international airport in St.
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