Air Traffic Controller's Phone Use Probed in LaGuardia Crash

0:00It's April 2nd, this is entertainment and celebrity news, AI-powered stories from the world of fame, I'm Cory with the story. A tragic runway collision at LaGuardia Airport on March 22nd killed one person when an air-Canada express jet hit a fire truck. Now investigators are looking into whether the air traffic controller stepped away from their post right before it happened. Sources say the controller might have left the console for less than a minute to use an emergency phone. That came after a United Airlines plane reported a weird smell on board and called an emergency less than six minutes earlier, sending the fire truck out. Rain that night caused big delays, pushing evening flights into the midnight shift when fewer controllers work. Officials noted turned into a chaotic scene with limited staff handling the mess. The NTSB chairwoman confirmed two controllers were in the tower room at the time, which is standard for that shift. They're digging deeper into the phone use and how it played into the crash.

1:00This probe could reveal gaps in those high-pressure moments, keeping everyone watching for updates on airport safety.