Unattended Bag Prompts Evacuation at JFK Airport Terminal

Amid one of the busiest travel weekends in the country, the largest terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport experienced a “security incident” on Saturday that prompted a partial evacuation.

The first signs of a situation at the airport began surfacing shortly before 11 a.m. as passengers ushered out of Terminal 4 posted to social media.

Passengers were cleared from the departures area of the terminal as officials investigated an unattended bag, a Port Authority spokesperson confirmed to NBC.

The airport’s Twitter account advised of significant traffic delays as police investigated the situation.

It wasn’t immediately clear what impact the partial evacuation might have on arriving or departing flights.

This story is developing.