BOSTON (TNS)— U.S. military aircraft were spotted landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday ahead of a funeral for a “true American hero” who spent more than six years in captivity during the Vietnam War.

The tragic collision of an American Airlines passenger jet with a military helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night was due at least in part to the uniquely crowded skies above Washington, D.C., making such a deadly midair tragedy exceedingly unlikely around Logan International Airport, aviation safety experts said.

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Traffic going into Boston through the William F. McClellan Highway will have to look for detours during Monday night's commute as one side of Route 1A is closed after morning bus crash.

Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., is closed Thursday morning after a passenger plane crashed into an Army helicopter Wednesday night. As a result, flights to and from the airport have been cancelled until at least 11 a.m. Thursday, including those out of Boston's Logan International Airport, according to Massport's website.

One southbound lane of Route 1A in East Boston reopened Tuesday afternoon after a bus crashed into a utility pole and brought down three other poles and two transformers.

As of right now, Chick-fil-A has not announced an official opening date for its Logan Airport location. Social media platform Only in Boston shared a picture of Chick-fil-A's construction in Terminal A on Instagram with the words "arriving soon" and "2025," so it is likely that Logan's Chick-fil-A will open at some point this year.

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The tragedy in Washington is raising questions about air safety across the country including at Logan Airport, which served 43 million passengers last year -- making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.

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Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C. remained closed Thursday morning as first responders search for survivors of the crash between a plane and a US Army helicopter.