All flights bound for New York-area airports have been halted due to a staffing shortage because of employees testing positive for coronavirus.
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Flights bound for major airports including Newark Liberty International Airport, Laguardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport have been stopped effective immediately, according to the Federal Aviation Administration .
All flights have also been halted going into Philadelphia International Airport, as well as smaller airports in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The FAA said the full-stop on arriving flights is due to "staffing issues." The worker shortage is due to a slew of airport workers who recently tested positive for coronavirus, the COVID-19 disease, according to the editor in chief of The Air Current .
Arriving flights will be halted "until the FAA can figure out what departure gates are available," authorities said .
Flights currently airborne will be diverted or sent back to their original destination.
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