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Virus leads FAA to briefly suspend flights to Philadelphia

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( Photo by Jordan Sanchez/Unsplash ) PHILADELPHIA - The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a brief suspension of flights to New York City-area airports because of coronavirus-related staffing issues at a regional air-traffic control center.

In an alert posted online Saturday, the agency advised air traffic controllers to “stop all departures” to Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark and other airports in the region. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS The directive also affected Philadelphia International Airport.

The halt was lifted after about 30 minutes. Initially air traffic controllers were warned it could last several hours. RELATED COVERAGE: Advertisement How COVID-19 has impacted Delaware Valley so far Interactive map tracks spread of COVID-19

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