August 1, 2009
LaGuardia shut down due to police activity; now reopen
 An official NOTIFY NYC alert was sent at 8 a.m. today: “No flights in and out of LaGuardia Airport due to police activity.”
CNN is reporting that one person has been arrested and his bag is being investigated.
The incident is centered at LaGuardia Airport’s Central Terminal, which is used by American, United, JetBlue, Continental and others.
Update: The Daily News is calling the incident a bomb scare and offers these details:A police source said the scare started when passengers pointed out an apparently drunk man to cops in the terminal. When officers approached him, he said he had a bomb in his bag, a source said. There was a homemade device inside rigged up to look like a bomb, but it appears to be a fake.
Twitter users are posting pictures from the scene, including the image above from @NASA_EDGE, which produces the NASA Edge show for NASA.
Update: As of 9:15 a.m. there is still no official word that LaGuardia has reopened, but several passengers said they have been allowed back into the terminal.
Update: Reuters is reporting that LaGuardia has reopened, but quotes a Port Authrity spokesperson who says Concourse C will remain closed until a complete security sweep had been completed.
Update: The 9:40 a.m. official update from Notify NYC states: “LaGuardia Airport has reopened at this time. Expect flight delays.”
Resources: Airport Info-Alert
FAA Flight Delay Map
August 1, 2009 8:01 AM in Arrivology
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