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Aeromexico flight to mexico city, 403. caught on tape of radio transmissions. >> flight 171, clear for take-off. >> clear for take-off. 171. >> reporter: this reportedly happened in the president's school holiday week. the association says this is not indicative of the highest standards controllers set for themselves. even though the children were being supervised but the real danger is controller distraction. doug lato, aviation lawyer, says there is no excuse. . >> the fact that someone was not hurt here does not detract from the fact that the controllers allowed attention to be distracted, ...

How did this happen? >> you're a pilot, that's what a lot of people are questioning and asking today, how did a young child get in the jfk tower, whose son was potentially that child, a son of one of the controllers there, but clearly he is heard on those tapes, reportedly made two weeks ago today, which would put it february 17th. that was a day during president's week when many new york city schools were without and new york area schools were on vacation so that's why perhaps that parent controller said it's what they get when the kids are out of school. that young man was directing flight 1...

Aeromexico flight to mexico city, 403. caught on tape of radio transmissions. >> flight 171, clear for take-off. >> clear for take-off. 171. >> reporter: this reportedly happened in the president's school holiday week. the association says this is not indicative of the highest standards controllers set for themselves. even though the children were being supervised but the real danger is controller distraction. doug lato, aviation lawyer, says there is no excuse. . >> the fact that someone was not hurt here does not detract from the fact that the controllers allowed attention to be distracted, ...