NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A Delta flight from LaGuardia Airport was diverted to JFK Airport on Tuesday over a mechanical issue related to the hydraulics, officials said.
Flight 856 departed LaGuardia en route to Dallas-Fort Worth just before 10:30 a.m. The aircraft made it south of Allentown, Pennsylvania, before circling back to JFK, flight maps show .
Officials said the plane experienced an issue related to hydraulic pressure, and the flight crew declared an emergency landing with air traffic control for priority landing at JFK, which has a longer runway than other airports…