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Two LaGuardia air traffic controllers left work AN HOUR EARLY before deadly Air Canada collision, sources say

The two controllers' early departure left just two personnel on duty managing traffic volumes more than twice LaGuardia's normal level during a thunderstorm that night.
The two controllers' early departure left just two personnel on duty managing traffic volumes more than twice LaGuardia's normal level during a thunderstorm that night.

Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport departed their shift an hour before their scheduled end time on the night of the deadly Air Canada collision. The FAA discovered the early departures as investigators work to establish what went wrong in the moments before the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the timeline of events, with the controllers' absence now a central focus of the probe.

The early departures were uncovered by the FAA and reported to federal investigators probing the collision.

The Air Canada crash at LaGuardia has already prompted intense scrutiny of staffing levels and controller fatigue at the airport.

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