New York, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Air traffic controllers left early before deadly NY crash: report

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2026-08-27

Two air traffic controllers left work early ahead of a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The pair clocked off around an hour before their shift was due to end, the newspaper said citing sources, leaving the control tower short-staffed before the crash that killed two pilots. Surveillance footage from March 22 captured the moment the plan......

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