Smoke leads to ground stop at LaGuardia Airport
Heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada turned skies into a dull haze Wednesday and impacted flights in the New York City area. Josh Einiger has an update.The FAA has paused flights from the Northeast, Ohio and Mid-Atlantic bound for LaGuardia Airport due to the hazy and smoky conditions.
Newark, LaGuardia and JFK airports all experienced delays on Wednesday due to low visibility caused by smoke conditions in the region. On Wednesday afternoon, LGA arriving flights were delayed an average of two hours and departure traffic destined for Newark was delayed about 90 minutes.Another issue that could slow down airlines is the working conditions for airline employees on the tarmac.
Delta is providing protective equipment for tarmac staff and said, "For those who work on the tarmac, we're having them come inside to where breakrooms are in between aircraft turns. We are also watching the forecasts which call for rain in NYC in the days ahead which should improve the air quality."
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