The Ronald Reagan National Airport of Washington (USA) has announced the resumption of operations this Thursday after the cessation of activity after yesterday’s collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter on the Potomac River, near the aerodrome.
Specifically, a regional PSA Airlines plane, which transported 60 passengers with four crew members and operated a flight from the airline, crashed into the air with a military helicopter ‘Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk’, which had three soldiers, while approaching track 33 of the airport at 9:00 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday.
According to FlightAware data, the airport has canceled more than 500 flights this Thursday, the cessation of activity for the plane crash. However, currently, all tracks and terminals of this installation are already open, as reported in a statement.
-The aerodrome also recommends passengers to consult with their airline to obtain specific flight information.
As for the airline response, its CEO, Robert Isomen, has assured that they are “in contact with the authorities and collaborating in the emergency response.” In addition, he has reported that he will continue to publish information about the collision as it is available.
On the most recent news of the collision, the head of the Fire Department of the Columbia district, John Donnelly, has ruled out the existence of survivors: “At the moment, we do not believe that there are survivors of this accident.” “We have recovered 27 people (lifeless) from the plane and one of the helicopter,” he added in a press conference, along with other authorities, at the Reagan National Airport.
