The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily suspended arrivals at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday in response to a security situation involving a transatlantic flight that ultimately touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 907 landed at Newark at about 1:10 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, according to FAA reporting. Following the aircraft's arrival, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the matter stemmed from a bomb threat that was later determined to be unfounded.
To manage the flow of aircraft in the New York metro airspace while authorities assessed the situation at Newark, the FAA implemented a brief ground stop that applied only to arriving flights at LaGuardia. The agency reported that departures at LaGuardia were not affected during the pause.
Officials lifted the ground stop shortly after 2 p.m. Eastern, allowing normal arrival operations to resume. There were no reports of injuries or damage linked to the incident at Newark; the Port Authority confirmed that the threat was deemed unfounded following the safe landing of the aircraft.
Airspace management actions of this kind are intended to provide authorities time to evaluate a potential security issue and to coordinate responses across multiple airports when needed. In this instance, the FAA said the measure was brief and targeted, applying only to inbound traffic at LaGuardia while the situation at Newark was addressed.
The episode concluded with no physical harm or property damage reported and with the Port Authority's assessment that the bomb threat had no basis. Flight operations at LaGuardia resumed shortly after the FAA lifted the ground stop.
Clear chronology - Flight 907 landed at Newark around 1:10 p.m.; LaGuardia arrivals were paused by the FAA; the ground stop was lifted shortly after 2 p.m.; no injuries or damage were reported, and authorities concluded the threat was unfounded.