New York City, Boston among airports seeing major delays, cancellations Wednesday
Check your flights if you are heading to the airport in the Northeast. A cold front is playing havoc with airline delays.
Travel trouble spot: Northeast
A storm, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rains, is creating a big travel headache in the Northeast.
Strong winds are triggering major delays along the East Coast Wednesday, delaying flights and forcing some airlines to cancel.
The FAA halted all flights taking off headed for LaGuardia Airport in New York through the early afternoon. By mid-afternoon, the FAA put the New York airport into a ground delay. That delays takeoffs of planes headed to LaGuardia instead of stopping them from taking off.
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Northeast delays and cancelations.
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Most flights, FlightAware.com estimates, will be delayed over 2.5 hours. Departure delays stretched from 31 to 45 minutes, and they will likely increase.
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey is reporting over 3-hour delays for inbound flights.
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FlightAware's Misery Map shows the New York area leading the pack with delays and cancelations. Washington, D.C. airports are not far behind, along with Boston Logan International Airport.
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A cold front sweeping across the Northeast is bringing strong winds and rain. Gusts won't drop off until late evening for New York.
Winds will hang tough in the Boston area. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for the area through 5 p.m. Thursday.
Wind alerts in effect into Thursday
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The Boston Metro area can expect southerly winds blowing 15 to 30 mph and gusting 40 to 50 mph ahead of the front. As the front passes, winds will shift to the west. The NWS advises that the strongest winds will be Wednesday evening and again during the day on Thursday.
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