The collision forced the shutdown of LaGuardia Airport, one of the busiest airports in the US, causing widespread disruption to flights. Audio recordings from the air traffic tower reveal a controller's frantic warning to the fire truck, "Stop, truck one, stop!" The air traffic controller later admitted, "I messed up," saying they were dealing with an emergency earlier. “No, you did the best you could,” Frontier crews said, trying to reassure the air traffic controller. The incident is the deadliest accident at LaGuardia Airport since 1992

Source: dna March 24, 2026 03:07 UTC