Winter storm falls short of expectations, aiding travelers November 26, 2014, 6:02 PM Last updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 9:51 PM CHRIS PEDOTA/staff photogragher Travelers making their way through Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday. Jim Sontag arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday expecting long lines, simmering tempers and travelers sleeping on the floor. Instead, he found the terminal quiet and the lines short. “This isn’t bad at all,” said Sontag, 51, a former Paramus resident now living in New Hope, Pa. Chris Pedota/staff photographer Pia Kiguelman of Wayne waiting for her flight to Bogotá, Colombia, with her niece Claudia Carvajal of Bogotá. Their flight Wednesday from Newark Airport, like dozens of others, was delayed for an hour. Charlie Ramirez, 19, had been so convinced Newark Liberty would be hell on earth that he’d left his Princeton dorm room four hours before his flight. “I thought we’d spend hours just going through security,” said Ramirez, a sophomore. “I’m surprised. This is totally fine.” In fact, out of all the travelers seen at the airport, only Claudia Carvajal was spotted resting, her head on her aunt’s shoulder. Then with a start, she sat up and insisted that, no, she hadn’t been sleeping. “I’m used to waiting for [...] newsinnj/winter-storm-falls-short-of-expectations-aiding-travelers-2/
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