'Bomb cyclone' forces world's largest passenger jet to land at small New York airport

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, was forced to land at a small New York airport Thursday after the "bomb cyclone" storm system forced the closure of runways at John F. Kennedy International.

Singapore Airlines Flight 26, flying from Frankfurt, Germany to New York City, landed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor – 80 miles north of its intended destination, according to CNBC.

Lookout #HudsonValley - the #A380 is in the house! ✈️ #SWF #SWFairport #Singapore #Airbus380 #Diversion #AvGeeks #AvGeek #Blizzard2018 pic.twitter.com/kqAOiZQUUs

— Stewart Airport (@SWFairport) January 4, 2018

Manoel Gerlach, one of the 325 passengers on the flight, told CNBC that passengers were able to depart the plane at 5 p.m. using the outdoor stairs. He said he was traveling with his wife and toddler son.

Stewart International Airport bills itself as an “efficient diversion airport,” according to CNBC. The jumbo jet – and its 262-foot wingspan – is too big for the airport’s gates so passengers were forced to walk in the frigid temperatures to reach the terminal.

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