Press Release 

PRINCETON – For more than 40 years, Princeton Airport has hosted a popular Santa Fly In event for the greater Princeton area children and their families. Throughout the years, Santa’s Fly In has evolved into a wonderful annual event for local families to exchanges gifts, as well as donate food and gifts for those less fortunate. However, due to the concerns for the health and safety of our community, this year’s Santa Fly In event has been canceled. For many years, Princeton Airport has collaborated with the Mercer County Board of Social Services by gathering large bags of new gifts during our annual Santa Fly In event for distribution to those less fortunate. Now, due to COVID-19, as our front-line healthcare and social workers are putting in overtime under difficult circumstances, we understand that the gathering and distribution of Santa Fly In gifts could only intensify exposure. All of us at Princeton Airport share in the disappointment of not having Santa fly into the Airport to personally distribute gifts to many of our attendees, but also in the loss and frustration of being deprived of gifts by those less fortunate. Airport Manager, Ken Nierenberg is urging our community to open their hearts and wallets to donate even more during these trying times for so many. “So many of our neighbors in New Jersey are experiencing hardships, so please join the airport community by giving substantially this year. Our hopes for the future remain optimistic and we eagerly anticipate Santa flying into the Princeton airport next year.”