Prayer room for Sikhs at JFK airport

New York: Sikhs will now have a prayer room at the John F Kennedy International Airport here to facilitate the increasing numbers of travellers from the community.
The Port authority, which manages the airport, has agreed to provide space for setting up a prayer room for Sikhs on the lines of the facility provided to people from other faiths.
United Sikhs, an umbrella organisation of the community, said yesterday that Susan Baer, General Manager Aviation JFK, has agreed on the need for such a facility at the airport.
The meeting was convened by Assemblyman Rory Lancaman and coordinated by United Sikhs Multi-Faith coordinator Amarjit Singh.
The airport is located in New York's suburbs, Queens, which has a large chunk of Indian population.
05/12/07 Press Trust of India

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