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Newark Liberty International Airport briefly halted all flights this morning after air traffic controllers evacuated the control tower due to a burning smell traced to an elevator, per the FAA. The ground stop lasted roughly 30–60 minutes before operations resumed, but not before adding fresh turbulence to an already strained system.⁣ ⁣ The disruption comes on the heels of an incident at LaGuardia Airport last night, where a collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck killed both pilots and injured dozens of passengers. With LaGuardia partially offline, traffic had already been spilling into Newark and JFK, meaning the temporary shutdown at Newark compounded delays across the region's entire airspace.⁣ ⁣ Layer on weeks of delays tied to a partial government shutdown, and the result is a perfect storm for travelers with longer lines and cascading delays.⁣ ⁣ 📸: Getty