With no subway to La Guardia Airport, travelers are forced to take a bumpy bus ride. The MTA is testing a slight change that could make the trip just a little more comfortable.
Previously, passengers were forced to cram their luggage in the aisles, on their laps, wherever they could.
"But the nightmare may be about to end.
On Monday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority rolled out its first luggage-rack-equipped bus on the M60 route, which runs from Morningside Heights in Manhattan to the La Guardia Airport terminals in northern Queens."
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