LaGuardia runway crash underscores system already under strain

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT

A deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York is raising new questions about air traffic controller workload and staffing.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with CNN’s Pete Muntean, an aviation correspondent, about the issue.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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