Sean Duffy warns aircraft travelers to wear their SEATBELTS after LaGuardia crash that saw Air Canada plane collide with fire truck on runway
US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said that yesterday's fatal Air Canada collision at LaGuardia airport served as a 'reminder' for aircraft passengers to wear their seatbelts while traveling.The transportation secretary spoke Monday to clarify questions about the crash, which killed both the pilot and copilot and injured several others.'When you're traveling by air, wear your seatbelt. You see the videos of the air crash,' he said, referring to the runway collision.'Wear your seatbelt when you're on the airplane. As you've seen from last night, they do save lives.'Twenty-five specialists are now on site to investigate the fatal crash, which took the lives of Antoine Forest, 30, of Coteau-du-Lac in Quebec, and his first officer MacKenzie Gunther.More than 40 others were injured in the collision at around 11.45pm on Sunday, including New York City-area firefighters Sergeant Michael Orsillo and Officer Adrian Baez.They are expected to survive, along with flight attendant Solange Tremblay, who was hurled 330 feet from the aircraft.As the investigation into the collision now continues, air traffic control audio revealed the truck had been cleared to cross the runway for an unrelated issue before controllers urgently ordered it to 'stop, stop, stop' moments before impact.Speaking to reporters in Florida on Monday morning in response to the collision, President Trump said: 'They made a mistake. It's a dangerous business. That's terrible.'LaGuardia was shutdown until the early afternoon due to the crash, forcing thousands of passenger to scramble while airports across the country are facing severe delays due to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. This live blog has now closed.The Big Question: How did a landing plane hit a fire truck?Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says fatal crash serves as a reminder to wear seatbelts while travelingNTSB investigators stuck in TSA line while traveling to LaGuardia crash sceneICE agents could deter terrorists, former TSA boss saysAir Canada passenger recounts jumping of plane wing after crashICE agents patrol NYC-area airportsLaGuardia continues to experience delaysAirports ask travelers to arrive hours ahead of flightsTSA chaos could continue through Easter after Trump issues holiday 'threat'Terrified pilot had chilling LaGuardia Airport premonition and begged 'Please do something!' months before deadly runway crashTrump says ICE will arrest migrants at airports
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Sean Duffy warns aircraft travelers to wear their SEATBELTS after LaGuardia crash that saw Air Canada plane collide with fire truck on runway
