Flights from Rochester to D.C. on Thursday morning canceled after deadly collision
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A view of emergency response looking from Arlington, Va., south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, across the Potomac River toward the District of Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alex Brandon]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Flights on Thursday from Rochester to Washington D.C. have been canceled after the deadly midair collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The website for the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport shows that all three departures and all four arrivals to Reagan National Airport on Thursday have been canceled. All of those flights are through American Airlines. Reagan National Airport reopened at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
All passengers are feared dead after the American Eagle flight carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night. The two aircraft crashed into the Potomac River.
You can see the latest updates here.