More than 1,000 flights were canceled and 18,000 flights were delayed on Wednesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday afternoon that smoke from Canadian wildfires has forced it to slow traffic to and from the Northeast.
There are ground delays at LaGuardia in New York, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, and Philadelphia International Airport. The three airports are all reporting low visibility. According to FlightAware, more than 1,000 flights have been canceled on Wednesday and 18,000 flights have been delayed.
Air quality alerts were issued Wednesday for much of the East Coast, spanning from New Hampshire to South Carolina. The plumes of smoke are traveling south from Canada, where officials say they are battling more than a dozen wildfire hotspots. They've also forced the evacuations of more than 20,000 people in the country. President Joe Biden spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday.
The White House said both leaders agreed to stay in close contact as emergency crews worked to battle the fires.
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