The New York City aviation corridor is currently facing significant disruption following two separate, high-stakes incidents on Monday morning, March 23rd.
While Newark has mostly stabilized, LaGuardia remains under a total ground stop.
Newark Liberty (EWR)
Earlier this morning, around 7:30 am, air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport were forced to evacuate the tower, as reported by the Associated Press and reports from the FAA’s status page.
The disruption was triggered by a burning smell and reports of smoke emanating from one of the tower’s elevators…