Solid stops in JFK, LGA and Newark cause thousands of flight delays at airports from top to bottom on the east coast
Flights to several major airports along the East Coast were delayed after the ground stops in the three major airports in the New York metropolitan region on Monday afternoon sparked a travel disaster that failed thousands of New York in Washington, DC.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced for the first time that flights at JFK international airport would be anchored due to a serious thunderstorm on the horizon.
Newark Liberty International Airport was also added to the mixture, outgoing flights closed until 6:30 p.m., according to the FAA.
Laguardia airport was also thrown and founded all planes at 8 p.m., according to the status of FAA airport.
The storm stops had a domino effect, starting with delays at Philadelphia International Airport at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before spreading to others, dragging from top to bottom of the east coast.
Waiting times have continued to turn even if the floor stops were to last until the start of the evening when the airlines are looking to catch up with lost time.
The departure delays in JFK were estimated at around 2 hours and 35 minutes, according to the FAA.
The single storm of the State Empire ended up triggering 1,500 flight delays.
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In addition to this, more than 6,000 flights in and outside the country have also been delayed, and nearly 600 others have been canceled, according to Flightaware.
The flights in Washington were put in the ground until 5 p.m. flights to Philadelphia, on the other hand, were stuck on the tarmac until 6:30 p.m., but their delays dropped at least 1 hour and 15 minutes, according to the FAA.
NEWARK – which was in the grip of staff shortages and other travel SNAFUS – succeeded in the worst with delays at 4 hours and 31 minutes, according to the airport status tracker.
The weather alert in New York is in place until 11:59 p.m.
