Buffalo airport resumes operations after US-Canada border explosion

The Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York is “open and fully operational” after being shut down briefly following a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge at US-Canada border on Wednesday afternoon (local time).

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The US Federal Aviation Administration had reported that a closure was in effect at the airport and that flights in and out of the airport were grounded.

However, airport officials never reported that the airport had closed, and stated in a pair of posts on X (formerly Twitter) that the airport was “open and fully operational”.

“In response to the incident that is unfolding at the Rainbow Bridge, the NFTA is increasing security system-wide,” the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority wrote in an update on X on Wednesday afternoon, adding that cars coming into the Buffalo Airport will undergo security checks and travellers can expect additional screenings.

“We advise travellers to give themselves time for these extra precautions in addition to holiday travel,” it added.