Sinkhole shuts down runway at New York LaGuardia airport

By David ‌Shepardson

May 20 (Reuters) - ​A ​sinkhole on Wednesday forced the closure of one of ‌the runways at New York's LaGuardia ⁠airport, prompting cancellations and delays and ‌ongoing emergency repairs.

The Port ‌Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages New York ​City area airports, said at 11 a.m. officials were conducting ⁠a daily morning inspection of LaGuardia’s airfield when ​crews identified a sinkhole.

The authority warned "travelers should expect delays and cancellations, ​particularly with forecast ‌thunderstorms expected later today."

The Federal Aviation Administration said it ⁠was slowing flights into LaGuardia Airport, due to weather and the sinkhole.

About ⁠200 flights, or 17% of departing and ​arriving flights were cancelled at LaGuardia and 190 delayed, according to FlightAware, a flight ‌tracking site. Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier ‌at LaGuardia, accounting for about ⁠40% of flights.

(Reporting ‌by David ​Ljunggren and David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Aurora ‌Ellis)

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