Associated Press August 28, 2026 • 22:04

2 LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work an hour early before deadly crash, AP source says - AP News

By Josh Funk

2 LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work an hour early before deadly crash, AP source says - AP News

Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York’s LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the runway, killing both pilots. A government official familiar with th…

Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New Yorks LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the runway, … [+6116 chars]

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