Travel chaos as New York City's major airports grind to a halt with massive flight delays
At Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), departing flights are experiencing average delays of 135 minutes and climbing, while arrivals are running about 40 minutes behind schedule.
JFK International Airport is seeing even longer disruptions, with departures averaging 149-minute delays and arrivals also significantly slowed.
And LaGuardia is facing major delays due to thunderstorms, with over 700 flights affected, some delayed nearly 3 hours and more delays possible.
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