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Weather Causes Area Plane Delays

2006_11_heavyrain.jpgYesterday's stormy weather brought many transportation delays that will lead to some delays today as well. WABC 7 reported that many passengers leaving via JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports had waited 13-14 hours before heading to hotels. Today, JFK and Newark should be able to get their delayed passengers out, but given the small space that LaGuardia has, passengers are more likely to wait for their flights to even come in. It makes talk of the Port Authority possibly buying Stewart Airport in upstate Newburgh seem all the more logical. The Post says the land that Stewart occupies is bigger than Newark and LaGuardia combined.

And Amtrak service between NYC and Washington DC will face delays today after a derailment in Maryland last night. Some people were so desperate to leave DC that they hired a cab to drive them to NYC!

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  • too far

    Stewart is 70 miles away!!!

  • sven

    These delays come right after the 5-7 hours delay that hit all NYC airports last weekend into Tuesday. Are they trying to keep the pilots from landing on the wrong runways again?

  • NYGuy

    If you were in DC, you'd be in a hurry to leave town. What a dumpy town!

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