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All flights bound for NYC-area and Philadelphia airports have been suspended due to a staffing shortage after employees test positive for coronavirus

Flights bound for major airports — including Newark Liberty International Airport, Laguardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport — have been stopped effective immediately, according to theAll flights have also been halted going into Philadelphia International Airport, as well as smaller airports in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The FAA said the full-stop on arriving flights is due to "staffing issues." The worker shortage is due to a slew of airport workers who recently tested positive for coronavirus, the COVID-19 disease,Arriving flights will be halted "until the FAA can figure out what departure gates are available,"

 

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