Long TSA lines delayed Air Canada crash investigation, NTSB says
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One investigator responding to the Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport waited in a security line for hours, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said.
Long wait times to get through security lines amid the partial government shutdown slowed down investigators' response to the deadly Air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport, according to the top official at the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Air Canada passenger jet crashed into a fire truck while landing late the evening of March 22, killing both pilots, injuring dozens of people on board and shutting down the busy airport.
It came amid an ongoing partial government shutdown that has seen the greatest impacts within the Transportation Security Administration, as employees are working without pay and many have quit or not shown up to work. Travelers have reported waiting in security lines for hours in lines that extended outside terminals.
NTSB investigators began arriving at the scene within hours of the crash early in the morning on March 23, but at least one was caught up in the security delay, said the agency's chief, Jennifer Homendy.
"We have our air traffic control specialist who was in line with TSA for three hours until we called in Houston to beg to see if we can get her through so we can get her here," Homendy said. "So it's been a really big challenge to get the entire team here."
Scenes from LaGuardia show damage and emergency response following the fatal Air Canada crash at the airport on Sunday night.
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