Reagan National Airport will reopen at 11 a.m. ET, hours after a passenger jet and a military helicopter collided, sending both into the Potomac River.
There were 67 people aboard both aircraft and authorities now say they do not expect to locate any survivors.
Speaking at a Thursday morning news conference at the airport, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority CEO John Potter said the airport would reopen after a ground stop was implemented in the wake of the collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter around 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
"Last night I expressed the fact that we hope to open at 11 today, and that is still the case," Potter said. "It's safe. We've worked with all the federal agencies, FAA. And, you know, it's been determined that we can open that airport safely."
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