LaGuardia Airport

Could the subway be extended to LaGuardia Airport? It’s an option on the table as the Port Authority kicks off a review of better options for mass transit to the airport. The agency said Tuesday it was appointing a blue-ribbon panel to consider a list of options for better access to the airport. “At a minimum,” it said, the...

The United States officially opens their borders to non-essential international travelers, requiring travelers to provide a negative COVID-19 test and proof of vaccination. Tracie Strahan reports.

A $2 billion project to build a rail link connecting New York City to LaGuardia Airport was officially put on hold Tuesday, after weeks of criticism from public officials and a lawsuit from neighborhood and environmental groups.

The plane out of Indianapolis landed safely in Queens Saturday afternoon after reports of an unruly passenger forced an emergency landing.

The airline blames a massive weekend of cancelations and delays on weather and air traffic control issues. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

The passenger on board a New York City-bound flight whose alleged behavior prompted the plane’s pilot to make an emergency landing has been released. The unidentified passenger had been taken into custody for questioning Saturday after the plane landed at LaGuardia Airport. A Port Authority spokesperson said Sunday that the passenger was not expected to face any criminal charges....

A plane found for New York City made an emergency landing and deplaned its passengers and crew on the taxiway following one passenger’s alleged unruly behavior. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

A potential security concern prompted an emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport and led police to place one of the plane’s passengers into custody for questioning, federal and airline officials confirmed Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the safe landing of Republic Airways Flight 4817 at the Queens airport around 3 p.m. following a “security incident.” All 80 passengers and crew…

LaGuardia Airport sits right on the water – but luckily – it didn’t flood as Ida lashed our region. Andrew Siff looks at how that happened.

It’s not as bad as it was when Joe Biden likened it a third-world country, but travelers still aren’t particularly enamored with LaGuardia Airport. LaGuardia ranks next-to-last in the “large” airport category (10 million to 32.9 million passengers per year) in J.D. Power’s new annual North American Airport Satisfaction Study. On a 1,000-point scale measuring 20 airports, LGA clocks...

Severe weather can cause flight changes in major tri-state area airports. If you are traveling, it is important to not only check weather updates, but also the status of your flight directly with the airline you are using. Scroll down to see if your flight has been delayed or canceled. Remember to also check with Storm Team 4 to find…

The elevated 1.5-mile link would connect the airport to a train stop next to Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, that is served by the Long Island Rail Road and the No. 7 subway line.

Talk about looks that could kill! Transportation Security Administration agents discovered a pink comb and knife combination in a traveler’s carry-on bag in LaGuardia International Airport Monday, according to TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. The combo was not the only weapon confiscated from the traveler. TSA officers also found a folding pocket knife. “It’s always nice to look your best...

Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport found 13 bullets hidden inside a container of chewing gum inside a Bronx man’s carry-on bag in LaGuardia Thursday. According to TSA, the man, who was traveling to Miami, had two large containers of chewing gum inside his carry-on duffle bag. However, as the traveler’s belongings passed through the checkpoint X-ray machine...

The man who opened a plane’s door before takeoff at LaGaurdia Airport and slid down the emergency slide along with a woman and a puppy had been acting very erratically in the moments leading up to his escape, according to the criminal complaint.

The man who opened a plane’s door before takeoff at LaGaurdia Airport and slid down the emergency slide along with a woman and a dog had been acting very erratically in the moments leading up to his escape

The pair were on Flight 462 to Atlanta Monday evening when they exited the plane via the emergency slide as it was taxiing, a Delta spokesperson said.

A former LaGuardia Airport employee was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to using his cell phone to secretly record “pretty girls” using a public restroom at the airport, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. Samuel Rodriguez, 39, of College Point, pleaded guilty in September to unlawful surveillance in the second degree from an incident that…

A device found in a carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport over the weekend initially believed suspicious because it resembled a pipe bomb, ended up being a homemade cigar humidor, according to the Transportation Security Administration. TSA officers spotted the suspicious device in a carry-on bag on Sunday, as the bag was being screened at the security checkpoint. “The carry-on bag…

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