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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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The helicopter also deviated from the predetermined route, being out over the river instead of the bank, and exceeding their flight ceiling. They were absolutely not supposed to be there.