Washington airplane crash: Air visitors controller was allowed to go away early on evening of crash

A supervisor allowed an air visitors controller to go away their shift early on the evening of the crash at Reagan National Airport, our US companion community NBC News has confirmed.

The New York Times first reported this element earlier right now.

This meant a single controller was dealing with visitors for planes and helicopters within the space.

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