Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110324:16:26:00
>> american 1900, so you're aware, the tower is, apparently, not manned. jon: that was the conversation between an american airlines flight and a controller who is responsible for a wider geographical area, potomac control. apparently, the only air traffic controller in the actual tower at reagan national airport was not locked out. reportedly, that controller was asleep. luckily, that plane and another one actually landed safely. how could this happen at a major airport serving our nation's capital?
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