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New York airports will close to arrivals this noon
August 27, 2011, Saturday
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NEW York airports will close this noon (16h00 GMT) for all arriving flights, airport authorities said last night.
The decision to close airports in advance of Hurricane Irene's anticipated arrival will effect LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, said an airport authority spokesperson for New York and New Jersey.
"They will be closed to arriving flights only," said Steve Coleman, adding the closure effects "thousands of flights."
Departures are still authorized, though a majority of airline carriers had already cancelled their departures today from the three airports, he added.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday ordered an unprecedented mass evacuation and the closure of the subway as millions of Americans along the east coast battened down for Hurricane Irene.
Authorities had earlier announced that New York's massive transit system would begin to shut down midday today in another rare move that could hinder transport into Monday's rush hour.
-AFP
The decision to close airports in advance of Hurricane Irene's anticipated arrival will effect LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, said an airport authority spokesperson for New York and New Jersey.
"They will be closed to arriving flights only," said Steve Coleman, adding the closure effects "thousands of flights."
Departures are still authorized, though a majority of airline carriers had already cancelled their departures today from the three airports, he added.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday ordered an unprecedented mass evacuation and the closure of the subway as millions of Americans along the east coast battened down for Hurricane Irene.
Authorities had earlier announced that New York's massive transit system would begin to shut down midday today in another rare move that could hinder transport into Monday's rush hour.
-AFP
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