The transportation secretary’s decision came after the National Transportation Safety Board cited a long history of near collisions between helicopters and airplanes near the nation’s capital.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the separation between helicopters and jets in the area was insufficient and increased “chances of a midair collision.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendations will be accepted.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday said the agency will make permanent restrictions to prevent helicopters from flying near Washington Reagan National Airport when two lesser-used runways are operational,

There's an "intolerable risk to aviation safety" with helicopters and planes flying too close to one another near DCA.