Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, according to the Washington Post.
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MilitaryhelicopterflightsforcedatleasttwoplanestoabortlandingsatReaganNationalAirportintheweekbeforeadeadlycollisionpresumablykilled67peopleonWednesday,accordingtoareport.
OnTuesdaynight,justonedaybeforethecollisionbetweenanAmericanAirlinesflightandanArmyBlackHawkhelicopter,adifferentplanealertedtheairtrafficcontroltowerthatithadtoabortitslandingtoavoidcollisionwithahelicopter,theWashingtonPostreported.
YetanotherplanearrivingatDCAfromCharlottescrubbeditslandingonJan.23,againbecauseofahelicopter.
“Theyhadtocirclebackaroundbecausetherewasahelicopterintheflightpath,”saidRIchardHart,apassengerontheJan.23flightwhospoketotheWashingtonPost.“AtthetimeIfounditodd.…NowIfinditdisturbinglytragic.”
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