Some flights into the New York City area and Philadelphia on Wednesday were delayed and others briefly halted because of reduced visibility from wildfire smoke from Canada.
A view from the top of Rockefeller Center as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada hang over the Manhattan skyline in New York City, June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
June 7 - Some flights into the New York City area and Philadelphia on Wednesday were delayed and others briefly halted because of reduced visibility fromThe Federal Aviation Administration was slowing traffic but lifted a groundstop on flights from the upper Midwest and East Coast bound for New York LaGuardia International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
The FAA said it had also begun slowing traffic from the East Coast and Midwest bound for Philadelphia International Airport due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke. The FAA said there were average delays of 29 minutes.
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