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Unsung Heroes of the Skies: Montgomery Air Traffic Controllers Save Lives of Dozens of Passengers on PSA Flight

Montgomery air traffic controllers John Leslie and Lee Watson hailed as heroes for guiding plane to safe landing

Montgomery Regional Airport air traffic controllers John Leslie and Lee Watson are unsung heroes in the sky. “We hope this doesn’t happen, but we’re prepared for when it does,” said Leslie. In June, this duo guided PSA Airlines flight 5559 to a safe landing. The flight was bound from New Orleans to Washington National Airport. With 65 passengers on board, the plane…