port authority

American  

noun

1. a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.

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Example Sentences

When that happens, the ITF reaches out to the flag states and, if that does not work, to the state port authority where the vessel is located.

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At LaGuardia, an Air Canada Express flight operated by Jazz Aviation collided with a Port Authority vehicle that was responding to a separate incident.

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The two pilots on the flight have died, Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia confirmed, while 41 people were taken to the hospital.

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Located in the borough of Queens, LaGuardia is the third-busiest airport serving New York, handling 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.

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LaGuardia was closed for much of Monday after two pilots died following a collision between an Air Canada Express flight, operated by Jazz Aviation, and a Port Authority vehicle.

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