Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report

The investigation into the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet that resulted in dozens of deaths revealed that military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at Reagan National Airport prior to the crash. Concerns have been raised about frequent military training flights around the airport, where a helicopter lane intersects with aircraft flight paths. Despite reports of understaffing in the air traffic control tower, sources familiar with the matter stated that staffing levels were normal on the night of the tragedy.

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