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At JFK, international arrivals need to go through passport check, pick up bags and go through customs clearance (a process taking at non-rush hours between 35-50 mins.) If you make reservations for both flights on one ticket and Qatar will transfer bags to connecting flight (do ask - not all airlines transfer) you will not have to go to AA ticket desk or check-in automat to get your boarding pass and re-check-in your bags, which would add another half hour. - still you should be able to make it.

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1. As an international arrival, you need to go through passport check, pick up your bag, go through customs clearance and (if continuing flight later on, re-check-in your bag. 2. Your party arriving at T3 should head for the Airtrain station outside of domestic arrivals - it will arrive at T4 inside the arrivals level, center. Meet them in the Arrivals Hall near the Information counter. Note that most eating facilities are inside security, Airtrain serves areas outside of security.

You arrive at JFK via Virgin Atlantic at Terminal 4. You need to go through passport check, pick up bag, & go through customs clearance (taking between 35-50 mins). To get to Newark Liberty, you would be able to take the Airtrain, however, it would involve a number of change-overs to subways & is not recommended to someone not familiar with the area. These are the options (other than taking taxi or limo (75-90 mins): (a) AirTrain JFK (877) 535-2478; State Shuttle 800-427-4207 (90 mins.); (b) ETS Air Shuttle 718-221-5341 (1 hr); (c) Newark Liberty Airport Express Bus 877-8-NEWARK (90-125 mins). (d) (For private limos & van service go to Ground Transportation Information Counter in the baggage claim area.)

In the future, try to check in online, print out boarding pass and baggage tags, then simply drop off bags in designated area. However, as to your baggage you need to contact your airline or its baggage handler company - not the airport.

Alitalia arrives/departs at JFK in Terminal 1, which has only 11 gates - on arrival look up your gate number for your departing flight and walk over to that gate. You have enough time.

JFK Airport has skycaps available in the Arrivals area; if you don't see one, go to the information desk and ask for one.

For items lost at the TSA Security Check Point, contact the TSA Lost and Found department at (718) 917-3999.

Presuming your friend is an international arrival at JFK, he/she needs to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes); taking about 30-45 mins. Thereafter he/she board the AirTrain to the connecting terminal. Familiarize yourself with the airport layout by opening www.ifly.com/jfk and clicking on "Maps & Directions" / "Airport Map", there scroll down to terminal descriptions. Also click on "Airlines served" under "Flights & Hotels" to see where he/she arrives / departs from. Large Airports have internationally-recognizable signs guiding them.

1. You arrive at JFK at Terminal 8 (T8); you did not state the name of the connecting airline; however, if it is American Eagle, your connection would be in the same terminal. T8 has concourse B with gates 1-16 and Concourse C with gates 31-47. Look at your ticket to see from which Terminal your connecting flight departs from - there are seven terminals: T1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8 - all arranged in a semi-circle. 2. If transferring international to domestic flights; ask your flight attendant prior to arrival at JFK to hand you a tag which will give you an express pass through security upon arrival. 3. The AirTrain connects all terminals, running 24/7 every 8 mins on average. (You can also walk to your connecting terminal, but need to go through security check again). NOTE: International arrivals need go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes).

These are JFK rules: "Any item lost on board an aircraft, in the airline terminal or curbside - with an airline tag - is turned in to the appropriate airline. Please contact your airline's baggage service office for further information."

JFK site does not show or list any meeting rooms in any of the terminals. I would suggest you call 718 244 2444 (JFK's general number) or go to Traveler Services at pre-security's arrivals level east.