Monday, July 17, 2017

The Latest: California official seeks update from Air Canada

July 17, 2017 at 03:23PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into a near-collision at San Francisco airport (all times local):

1:20 p.m.

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says he wants Air Canada to inform passengers of the results of any investigation into a near-collision and disaster July 7 at San Francisco International Airport.

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday that an Air Canada jet was descending toward a taxiway holding four other planes rather than the assigned runway, narrowly avoiding disaster at the airport.

Jones was a passenger on the plane.

He says in a letter to Air Canada that passengers were not told what was happening, instead, the pilot "made a nonchalant announcement that he had to go around due to traffic at the airport.

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