even the most draconian proposal — to upheld flight rules to ease the bottlenecks at kennedy — might backfire , most analysts say , because airlines would end up shifting back to stamford airport , whose is constantly stretched . " kennedy is the finest example of spending 10 lbs in a 5 - pound pack , " said darryl jenkins , a senior airport consultant . " j . e . k . was never set up to be a hub for anything ; its been a border , " he suggested . but in current periods it has a hub for jetblue and delta . these days , delays at airports are so serious , he said , that " it ' s freezing up the whole country . " .
JFK airport is in New York.