2 planes were ordered to 'go around' because of Army copter near Reagan Airport

Two commercial flights approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport were ordered to do “go-arounds” Thursday because of an Army helicopter, three months after a mid-air collision that killed 67 people, officials said.

Two commercial flights approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport were ordered to do “go-arounds” Thursday because of an Army helicopter, three months after a mid-air collision that killed 67 people, officials said.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday said he would demand answers from the Pentagon about the Black Hawk helicopter flight that forced the Delta Air Lines and Republic Airways planes to abandon their landings.

"Unacceptable. Our helicopter restrictions around DCA are crystal clear," Duffy wrote on X, referring to airport by its Federal Aviation Administration location identifier.

No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred around 2:30 p.m.

U.S. Army spokesperson Capt. Victoria Goldfedib said that the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was "conducting flight operations into the Pentagon in accordance with published FAA flight routes and DCA Air Traffic Control" when it was told to go around by Pentagon Air Traffic Control.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-planes-ordered-go-army-copter-reagan-airport-rcna204588

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