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Air traffic controller tells Spirit pilot to ‘pay attention’ while flying near Air Force One
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(Sean Gardner/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — An air traffic controller admonished a Spirit Airlines pilot to “pay attention” as the plane flew several miles from Air Force One, according to audio of the exchange.
The incident occurred Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump was flying to the United Kingdom aboard Air Force One.
After the controller told the Spirit pilot to turn 20 degrees right, he repeated the instruction multiple times.
Spirit 1300, turn 20 degrees right,” the controller says, according to the LiveATC.net audio.
The pilot eventually acknowledges the instruction, saying, “20 degrees right, Spirit wings 1300.”“Pay attention,” the controller says, then tells the pilot that Air Force One is off the Spirit plane’s left wing by 8 miles.
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