JFK Airport used the JFK Ramada Plaza Hotel to house relatives and friends of the victims of the crash , due to the hotel 's central location relative to the airport . Jerome " Jerry " Hauer , the head of the emergency management task force of New York City , praised the swift actions of Swissair and codeshare partner Delta Air Lines in responding to the accident ; he had criticized Trans World Airlines in its response to the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996
TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
Swissair Flight 111