Port Authority: Expect residual delays, cancellations as LaGuardia Airport reopens
Some flights are scheduled for departure at LaGuardia's Terminal B as airport reopens following fatal crash. Credit: Newsday/Matthew Chayes
LaGuardia Airport's closure has been lifted, according to Federal Aviation Administration.
The Port Authority had alerted travelers in an email of the reopening of the airport, which was shut down following the crash involving an Air Canada plane and a Port Authority firefighting and rescue vehicle late Sunday night.
“As operations resume, travelers should expect residual delays and cancellations,” the agency said in its message. “Travelers are strongly encouraged to check with their carrier before departing for the airport.”
Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since 1999 and covering the transportation beat since 2008. He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons.
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