WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington Reagan National Airport.
That is according to an official briefed on the matter.
Wednesday’s collision between and Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial jet killed 67 people.
Some of the airspace has already been restricted due to ongoing search and recovery efforts over the crash site, but now agency responsible for air traffic control is indefinitely barring most helicopters from using the low-to-the-ground routes that run under or parallel to the airport’s flightpaths.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
