“Runways 4/22 and 15/33 at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have reopened and we have increased the hourly arrival rate to 28 aircraft,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “The restrictions on helicopter traffic around DCA remain in effect.”
The regular maximum hourly rate of arriving aircraft is 32.
After the plane crash, the FAA and the airport closed down the runways as the recovery mission continued. Last week, NTSB announced it recovered all 67 bodies from the crash site.
ALL VICTIMS FROM POTOMAC PLANE CRASH RECOVERED AFTER DEADLY COLLISION
Since Jan. 31, the FAA has restricted helicopter traffic around the airport.
“These restrictions will remain in place until the NTSB completes its preliminary investigation of the air carrier incident at which point it will be reviewed based on NTSB’s report,” the FAA said in a…
