N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21 § 176.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 176.6 - Passenger terminal rules and regulations

(a) Baggage carts.

(1) Use of baggage carts is restricted to ticketed passengers renting the units for transporting baggage, packages, or similar items. No person shall use baggage carts without paying the appropriate fees through the rental device. Every effort should be made to return baggage carts to the storage device. No person shall tamper with the rental device.

(2) Prohibited uses:

(i) baggage carts are not permitted on the escalators;

(ii) baggage carts may not be removed from the airport;

(iii) authority employees, lessees, sub-lessees, operators, permittees, and

contractors may not keep or stow baggage carts;

(iv) no person or entity, unless approved in writing by the authority, shall

dispense or sell baggage carts;

(v) the authority or assignee is responsible to collect baggage carts and return

the baggage carts to the rental device.

(b) Public address system.

(1) Only those types of public address systems that are commonly employed to announce the arrival and departure of scheduled aircraft shall be permitted for use in the passenger terminal.

(i) No person shall use or cause to be used the public address system for the solicitation of business or any personal use.

(c) Vending machines.

No vending machines for the sale of goods shall be permitted in the public areas or common use spaces, except as specifically approved in writing by the authority.

(d) Locks and keys.

The authority will provide keys and cores in accordance with lease agreements.

(e) Air carrier operations.

(1) Passengers shall not be permitted to enplane or deplane an aircraft except in the presence of authorized air carrier personnel.

(2) No aircraft may be enplaned or deplaned in non-designated areas without prior permission from the Airport Operations Department. Authorized air carrier personnel must escort and safely channel passengers through established routes to and from the aircraft.

(3) Gate usage and assignments.

(i) No person shall park an aircraft or leave an aircraft parked and unattended on the movement area or non-movement area, except at such places permitted by the authority.

(ii) Use of unassigned gates must be approved by the authority.

(4) It is the responsibility of flight and ground employees to ensure aircraft are taxied to and from gate positions or parking locations without injuring or damaging any persons, equipment, building, other aircraft, or any property.

(5) All ground handling entities, except signatory air carriers, shall submit a charter flight advisory form to the authority at least 24 hours prior to the operation.

(6) All arriving international flight operations requiring the Federal inspection service facilities (customs, border protection, USDA, etc.) shall be scheduled and approved through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the authority.

(7) The assignment of remain overnight aircraft (RON) parking positions shall be conducted by airport operations.

(f) Ground support equipment.

(1) Ground support equipment (including, but not limited to, chocks, air stairs, etc.) shall not be stored outside the boundaries of an airlines' preferentially assigned gates unless approved by the authority.

(2) Lavatory service equipment shall be well maintained and compatible with the waste receptacles provided by the authority.

(i) All spillage of lavatory waste shall be immediately cleaned by the responsible party and the authority shall be notified.

(3) All apron scrubbing shall be accomplished through use of approved vacuum type scrubbers and the waste water shall be disposed of in a manner acceptable to the authority.

(g) Skateboarding, roller-skating, bicycle riding, etc.

Skateboarding, roller-skating, bicycle riding, etc. are prohibited within the terminal or on any airport sidewalk.

(h) Sound reproductive devices.

No person shall operate or use any computer, personal radio, television, phonograph, phone, tape recorder or other sound reproduction or digital device in an authority-operated area in such a manner that the sound is audible to another person.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 176.6