The disruption came after extensive weather-related problems at LaGuardia canceled flights Friday, causing passengers to scramble.At 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Scott McGann, 32, of Queens, was apparently intoxicated when he walked into Terminal C, the authorities said. He had not yet gone through security as security officials noticed that he started acting irrational, and separated him from his bag.
The early morning scare forced the hurried evacuation of thousands of passengers onto the roadways and creating a snarling domino effect of traffic that crippled operations on one of the bigger travel days of the summer.
As the sun rose, streams of people spilled out of the airport and onto the nearby ramps for motorists. Limousine drivers were staying parked at the airport to pick up waiting passengers, creating a snarl of traffic around the airport that cascaded onto the Grand Central Parkway. Vans bringing flight crews were being delayed by the motorist traffic, setting off further flight delays.
Officials quickly discovered that the device in the man’s bag was not dangerous, law enforcement officials said: It was a set of batteries and wires attached to what looked like an electrical power strip with a toggle.
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