'Everybody was flying everywhere': Passengers describe Air Canada Express plane crash in New York

  

New York’s LaGuardia Airport is now reopened following an Air Canada collision on Sunday night that left an Air Canada captain and first officer dead.

 

Originating from Montreal, the plane was carrying 76 people when it touched down and slammed into a fire truck on a runway at around 11:30 p.m, according to Air Canada’s regional airline, Jazz Aviation.

 

 

 

 

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon expressed his “profound sadness” at the House of Commons question period Monday afternoon

 

As minister of transport, I know that it’s important that every person working in transport to come home at the end of every day. That’s what we want and so in the face of this tragedy, we are searching for answers,” he said. “Canada is searching for answers.”

 

MacKinnon also said he has spoken with Sean Duffy, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

 

“We will be continuing to work together to get to the bottom to find the answers that Canadians are going to be looking for, Mr. Speaker, and we will get those answers for them.”

 

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is now deploying a team of investigators to support the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in their investigation surrounding the collision.

 

 

 

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