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cbabe

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Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:01 PM Tuesday

NTSB head says she had to 'beg' to get an Air Canada crash investigator through an hourslong TSA line in Houston [View all]

https://www.businessinsider.com/ntsb-updates-air-canada-crash-says-tsa-lines-delayed-investigator-2026-3?op=1

NTSB head says she had to 'beg' to get an Air Canada crash investigator through an hourslong TSA line in Houston

By Katherine Li and Taylor Rains
Mar 23, 2026, 5:30 PM PT



Jennifer Homendy, chair of the NTSB, said on Monday that one investigator brought in to investigate the deadly crash was stuck in the TSA line at an airport in Houston for hours.

"Our air traffic control specialist was in line with TSA for three hours until we called in Houston to beg to see if we can get her through so we can get her here," Homendy said during a press conference.

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