Flights from Chicago to Reagan National Airport resume after plane crash
The airport, or DCA, reopened around 10 a.m. after being shut down for nearly 12 hours, causing flight cancellations Thursday morning.
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The airport, or DCA, reopened around 10 a.m. after being shut down for nearly 12 hours, causing flight cancellations Thursday morning.
Reagan National Airport will be closed until at least 10 a.m. Chicago time, impacting several flights from O'Hare.
Earthcam video shows the moment an American Airlines commercial passenger jet and an army helicopter collided in midair just before 9 p.m., near Washington DC's Reagan National Airport.
American Airlines has sent an updated statement and says 60 passengers and four crewmembers were on the flight, which started to Wichita and was about to land in Washington, D.C.
The flight was approaching Reagan National Airport at the time. Charlie De Mar reports on what we know.
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