The Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the route where an airliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is imposing permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington's Reagan National Airport and eliminating helicopter and passenger jet mixed traffic.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the permanent closure of a helicopter route near Washington DC's airport where a fatal midair collision involving a passenger jet and an Army helicopter resulted in the tragic deaths of 67 people.