La Guardia shutdown
Jan 25, 2019, 8:42 am
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La Guardia shutdown
Just picked this up from BBC News and twitter
No flights landing at New York's LaGuardia airport due to air traffic control staffing issues, a result of the US government shut down.
No flights landing at New York's LaGuardia airport due to air traffic control staffing issues, a result of the US government shut down.
Jan 25, 2019, 8:52 am
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Wrong forum?
Jan 25, 2019, 8:55 am
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Zero relevance to the BA forum
Jan 25, 2019, 8:55 am
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I'm flying to JFK on Sunday, and this is worrying me. I've been tracking this thread: TSA slowdown / sickout but this isn't about TSA, it's due to the ATC in the NY area....
Jan 25, 2019, 8:56 am
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I also see this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/prac...-aircraft.html - that might be the better place to discuss this.
Jan 25, 2019, 8:59 am
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Nope. It is LGA. It is not NYC, e.g. the other area airports. Best to rely on original source rather than media reporting, BBC reporting is inaccurate. Real-time chart at link reflects average delay inbound of 1:01. That is not good, but it is hardly "no flights landing."
https://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
https://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Jan 25, 2019, 9:03 am
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BBC report is accurate - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47006907 and only mentions LGA as being affected.
Not that this has anything to do with the BA board
Not that this has anything to do with the BA board
Jan 25, 2019, 9:05 am
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PHL and EWR are also affected.
Jan 25, 2019, 9:38 am
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But if the situation continues it won't be long before JFK and many other airports are affected.
Jan 25, 2019, 9:47 am
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Jan 25, 2019, 9:49 am
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LGA has flights with BA flight numbers.
Jan 25, 2019, 9:53 am
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If the issue is ATC in the NY area/northeast corridor, if it continues it definitely could affect BA with multiple daily flights to JFK, EWR, and PHL, even if right now LGA is getting the worst of it.
Jan 25, 2019, 10:20 am
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JFK had their issues much earlier on, as this affected their morning departure push. Long taxi times (75-90 mins) to take off for southbound departures. I believe everyone takes "ground stop" to mean "no planes landing" which is very much not the case.
Jan 25, 2019, 10:40 am
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