WASHINGTON: US officials announced a probe Thursday after two passenger jets taking off from Reagan National Airport, across the river from the White House, came dangerously close to an incoming plane.
The incident on Tuesday recalled another back in March 2011 when two jets carrying a total of 165 people were forced to land unassisted at the same airport because the lone controller on the night shift had fallen asleep.
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