Flights canceled at Bradley International Airport due to D.C. crash
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT. (WWLP) – More than a dozen people are dead after a passenger plane and Black Hawk helicopter collided while landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
Four departing flights from Bradley International Airport have been cancelled due to the crash, all American Airlines flights heading to Reagan. Flight numbers 5380, 5409, 5048, and 5101 have been cancelled, but flights to other airports in and around Washington are marked on time.
It's a good idea to check directly with your airline to see if your trip may be impacted. The CEO of the region's airports authority said Reagan National Airport will remain closed for flights until at least 11:00 a.m.
Takeoffs and landings were stopped after the accident around 9:00 p.m. Aircraft were rerouted to Washington Dulles International Airport, also in the Washington area, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority CEO Jack Potter.
While this news may cause concern for some travelers, experts say that mishaps involing planes should not be a cause for major alarm, as the aviation industry's safety record remains better than it's ever been, when measured by lives lost.
Potter said that the plans remain fluid but that officials wanted to inform passengers that at Reagan Airport, 'we will be closed until at least 11 o'clock.'
22News will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
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