Our recent view from the JFK runway

Hooray! The main runway at New York's very busy JFK International Airport has just reopened after being closed for repairs since March 1. In that time, the Government passed the hotly debated Tarmac Law and airlines that fly into JFK pouted at it, but ultimately had to follow the ruling that passengers couldn't be kept onboard a plane sitting on the tarmac for over three hours, lest the airlines face a hefty fine.

During the three months that JFK limped along without their major runway, travelers faced minor delays resulting from longer waits. But in the end it was all worth it, since now renovated runway 13R-31L—all 14,572 feet of it— has emerged from its $204 million dollar makeover with fewer bumps.

Since it seems like Jetblue practically runs JFK these days, the airline's Flight 65 to Tampa was the first to take off from the rebuilt runway on Tuesday. We wonder if the passengers onboard even gave a crap?

[Photo: Jaunted]