Travelers entering LaGuardia Airport ahead of 2 p.m. scheduled reopening

By Maureen Mullarkeymaureen.mullarkey@newsday.comMarch 23, 2026 1:16 pm

A wave of travelers entered LaGuardia’s Terminal B on Monday afternoon, ahead of the airport’s scheduled reopening at 2 p.m.

By 1 p.m., security lines had a wait of seven minutes. For travelers with TSA PreCheck, the wait time was three minutes.

TSA agents directed travelers where to go and to have their boarding passes out at security gates.

Meanwhile, several people who were stranded due to the crash remained resting on the floor or on benches.

By Maureen Mullarkey

maureen.mullarkey@newsday.com

Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday. She previously worked as a reporter for Patch, where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals.

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