International flights diverted to Albany due to Newark ground stop

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Three international flights were diverted to Albany International Airport as a ground stop at Newark sent passengers through Albany’s customs facility, according to an airport spokesperson.

The spokesperson said passengers from a flight diverted from Paris Orly had cleared U.S. Customs earlier this afternoon.

The airport said 179 passengers from a flight from Nice, France, were still in the process of clearing customs at ALB.

The airport said a flight from Rome landed in Albany around 4:40 p.m., and those passengers were expected to begin deplaning before going through ALB’s U.S. Customs facility.

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