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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Hanna and John Seewer

Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren't made before crash

Aircraft Down - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

While Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, many looked past concerns about dangers in the congested skies over the nation's capital.

Squeezing in more flights would only increase the risks, said Virginia’s two senators, who called a near miss between two planes on a runway last April a “flashing red warning light.”

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