Transportation
US Airports Hit by Disruptions Ahead of Thanksgiving Travel Boom
Travelers at at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York, US.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergUS travelers faced some early disruptions to their Thanksgiving plans after air traffic at some of the country’s busiest airports was halted.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued brief ground stops at LaGuardia and Newark airports, two of America’s busiest by passenger traffic, that have since lifted. It’s also issued a ground stop for John F. Kennedy International Airport that will last between 6.45 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. local time.