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Sat Mar 21, 2020, 03:11 PM Mar 2020

Flights into NYC, Philly resume after brief suspension

https://apnews.com/48740e4bdefbb0e2459359a5eda2fdd6

Virus leads FAA to briefly suspend flights to NYC, Philly
By MICHAEL HILL and MICHAEL R. SISAK
30 minutes ago


NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a brief suspension of flights to New York City-area airports because of coronavirus-related staffing issues at a regional air-traffic control center.

In an alert posted online Saturday, the agency advised air traffic controllers to “stop all departures” to Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark and other airports in the region.

The directive also affected Philadelphia International Airport.

The halt was lifted after about 30 minutes. Initially air traffic controllers were warned it could last several hours.


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