LaGuardia Airport evacuates terminal over abandoned vehicle

UPDATE: An airport terminal in New York has re-opened after being evacuated over reports that a man parked a truck outside and ran off.

LaGuardia airport terminal was evacuated over concerns about a suspicious car. Picture: Rachel Moylan.

AN AIRPORT terminal in New York has re-opened after being evacuated over reports that a man parked a truck outside and ran off.

Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B at about 11pm local time as they investigated a car that was left with its doors opened outside, several media outlets reported.

The airport confirmed in a statement that Terminal B was closed and passengers evacuated to investigate an abandoned vehicle parked near the terminal.

Authorities investigated reports of an abandoned car. Picture: Rachel Moylan.

Later it confirmed the terminal had re-opened.

“Terminal B has been reopened and vehicle cleared without incident,” a statement said.

LaGuardia is an international airport in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens.

Passengers were evacuated. Picture: Rachel Moylan.

All passengers leaving terminal B at Laguardia Airport. pic.twitter.com/88liFE6uk1

— Rachel Moylan (@rachelamoylan) September 23, 2016

Stuck on a plane at LaGuardia, because our terminal was evaluated due to an abandon vehicle. Cheaper to abandon vehicle than to park it here

— Jonathan McKinsey (@jonmckinsey) September 23, 2016