How the tragic DC air collision is affecting travel from TF Green

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — According to Flightaware, TF Green has six flights canceled into Reagan National Airport in the wake of a tragic collision between an airliner and military helicopter.

Six flights into TF Green are also canceled.

Overall, there’s 12 canceled flights and one delay.

In Boston, 11 flights to Reagan are canceled, and 13 flights into Logan are also canceled.

Overall, there are 27 cancellations and five delays.

Reagan airport is closed until at least 11 a.m. Thursday as the massive search operation continues.

About 300 first responders are searching the freezing Potomac River.

We’re now hearing from people who had family on the plane involved.

“I’m just praying that somebody is pulling her out of the river right now,” said Hamaad Raza, whose wife was on the plane.

“She texted me that they were landing in 20 minutes. The rest of my text did, didn’t, did not get delivered.”

We’re also learning more about who else was on the passenger plane.

Russian media reports two Russian figure skaters were allegedly on board of the American Airlines plane.

US figure skaters and coaches returning from national championships were also aboard the flight, according to the US figure skating organization.

The organization says in in part:

Several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines flight 5342, which collided with a helicopter yesterday evening in Washington, DC. We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts.

Washington DC’s mayor will provide another update at 7:30 Thursday morning.