(LaGuardia Airport |Flickr Patrick Nouhailler)

Part of Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport was evacuated around noon Tuesday after the airport detected smoke from a luggage.

The suspected bag was being transferred on to Delta flight 5208 to Richmond, VA.

The New York FBI cleared the area about one hour after the bag was reported and resumed regular travel activity.

The FBI tweeted that: “All clear at LaGuardia Airport following earlier reports of a suspicious package.”  

Although the alert was quickly removed, the smoke rattled passenger’ nerves already frayed by multiple flight cancellations due to snow. 

See Also: LaGuardia Airport terminal partially evacuated after mistaken report of smoke coming from luggage from New York Daily News

The LaGuardia Airport was opened in 1939 and is controlled by the New York and New Jersey Port Authority. As one of the nation’s busiest airports, LaGuardia Airport has handled more than 23 million passengers in 2008, according to its official website.

See Also: LaGuardia Terminal Evacuated After Suspicious Bag Reported from NBC

Evacuation Video

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