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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

New York flight cancellations: Over 630 flights cancelled as thunderstorms batter LaGuardia, JFK, Newark

More than 25% of scheduled departures from New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA) were canceled on Tuesday as severe summer thunderstorms swept across the Northeast, causing widespread disruption to air travel. Conditions also remained challenging at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

According to FlightAware, over 630 flights departing from New York area airports had been canceled by 7 a.m. EST on Tuesday, while around 70 more were delayed. The disruption followed a difficult Monday, when hundreds of additional flights were canceled or delayed as the first round of storms moved through the region.

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