LaGuardia, Newark Report 86 Cancellations as Sinkhole and Storms Snarl New York Flights
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Updated · NorthJersey.com · May 21
LaGuardia, Newark Report 86 Cancellations as Sinkhole and Storms Snarl New York Flights
8 articles · Updated · NorthJersey.com · May 21
86 cancellations and 66 delays hit LaGuardia and Newark by Thursday morning, extending travel disruptions in the New York area ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
LaGuardia logged 28 cancellations and 21 delays after a sinkhole shut one of its two runways, forcing all traffic onto a single active runway during emergency repairs.
Newark reported 58 cancellations and 45 delays as overnight thunderstorms rippled through the regional and national air traffic system.
FAA officials also slowed flights into LaGuardia because of the runway closure and forecast storms, after about 17% of the airport’s flights were canceled Wednesday.
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