Air traffic control staffing 'not normal' during DC crash - officials
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there was a "consolidation of air traffic controllers an hour before it was supposed to happen".
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Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Air Traffic Tower During Plane Crash
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Audio captures air traffic control at moment of DC crash
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Former National Air Traffic Controllers' Association president on midair plane crash
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