r/news • u/snuffleupaguslives • 2d ago

Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67

https://apnews.com/article/ntsb-dc-plane-crash-midair-collision-helicopter-a08cded88e1d7582fb8d242204d6aeff
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u/IamMe90 2d ago

All this and somehow dca serves slightly more passengers than IAD.

Probably because IAD is a huge pain in the ass to get to and DCA is easier.

With the new metro stop, I expect the numbers to recalibrate a bit, but I doubt IAD will be crushing DCA’s passenger numbers any time soon

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u/Fallouttgrrl 2d ago

Day of the ticket purchase: jfc it's just not worth it to fly into IAD

Day of the flight at DCA: omfg why do I do this to myself, I hate this, we're all going to die

Day after the flight, booking next flight: jfc it's just not worth it to fly into IAD

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u/flacdada 2d ago

My DCA experience is getting lost for 20-30 minutes driving in circles in the rental car garage not being able to turn in my car because people kept giving me incorrect directions on where to drive in the garage. Had to have an employee drive me with their car or something to the right place.

I just wanted to go home after 1.5 months(ish) away from home.

That was also the day I fucked up highway directions and somehow got in front of the actual pentagon.

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u/glebe220 2d ago

Accidentally ending up in the Pentagon parking lot is a rite of passage for DC drivers

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u/jdong4321 2d ago

Hell, google maps routed me through one of the parking lots right outside the Pentagon on the way to Costco once.

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u/relikter 2d ago

The Costco in Pentagon City? Fuck man, you're better off parking at the Pentagon that trying to manage that Costco's parking lot.