Over 500 flights canceled at LaGuardia
A sign shows canceled flights at Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport after a plane crashed into a truck Monday. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
As of 5:30 a.m., more than 500 flights into and out of LaGuardia have been canceled, according to the website FlightAware.
There are roughly 1,000 flights a day at the airport, according to statistics posted by the Port Authority, which runs LaGuardia and the region's other major airports.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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