WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — South Florida airports are experiencing significant disruptions with flights to and from LaGuardia Airport in New York after an Air Canada regional jet collided with a fire truck on the runway late Sunday night.
As of 6 a.m. Monday, dozens of flights have been cancelled at Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have been cancelled, while Miami International Airport is showing few cancellations to and from LaGuardia.
All morning and afternoon flights from LaGuardia Airport to PBIA have been cancelled. The earliest expected arrival from LaGuardia is an American Airlines flight, scheduled to touch down at PBIA around 5:38 p.m.
Cancelled arrivals at PBIA:
9:59 a.m. – JetBlue #46110:17 a.m. – Delta #253611:30 a.m. – American #331712:52 p.m. – Delta #13491:34 p.m. – JetBlue #9612:20 p.m. – Delta #2396
Departures to LaGuardia from PBIA:
7:20 a.m. – Delta #253211:22 a.m. – Delta #25361:57 p.m. – Delta #1349
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is also facing numerous cancellations for flights to and from LaGuardia.
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Cancelled arrivals at Fort Lauderdale:
8:55 a.m. – Spirit Airlines #2509:05 a.m. – Azul Airlines #74419:05 a.m. – JetBlue #147110:18 a.m. – Delta #246511:10 a.m. – Azul Airlines #775611:10 a.m. – JetBlue #2971
Departures from Fort Lauderdale:
6:37 a.m. – Azul Airlines #77116:37 a.m. – JetBlue #4727:00 a.m. – Delta #21339:12 a.m. – Spirit Airlines #1755
Miami International Airport is also reporting delays on flights to and from LaGuardia.
Delayed and cancelled arrivals at Miami:
2:09 a.m. – American Airlines #2510, now arriving at 5:44 p.m.9:15 a.m. – American Airlines #2692, now arriving at 1:14 p.m.10:18 a.m. – American Airlines #1222, now arriving at 1:18 p.m.2:07 p.m. – Spirit Airlines #981, cancelled.
Cancelled departure:
6:06 a.m. – Flight cancelled.
Travelers should check with their airlines for updates on their flight status and to plan accordingly.