BlockBeats News, September 18th, according to Bloomberg and other foreign media reports, on Tuesday, a Spirit Airlines Inc. passenger plane in the United States had a disturbingly close encounter with the Boeing 747 special plane carrying U.S. President Trump and First Lady Melania on their way to London, in the congested airspace over New York.
According to sources, when Air Force One and Spirit Airlines Flight 1300 (an Airbus A321 plane flying from Fort Lauderdale to Boston) were flying over Long Island, air traffic controllers noticed that the two aircraft were at a similar altitude and their flight paths were intersecting. The controller tried multiple times to alert the Spirit Airlines pilot to change course, even reprimanding, “Stay focused!”
In response, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States stated that it had noted the related social media content and confirmed that there were no safety issues. “The aircraft maintained the required separation between each other,” the agency emphasized in a statement. Spirit Airlines stated that the flight fully complied with air traffic control instructions and has safely landed in Boston. “Safety is always our top priority,” the airline said.
