An unusual episode occurred on Tuesday in the sky of New Yorkwhen a plane from Spirit Airlines Inc. dangerously approached the Air Force Onehe Boeing 747 that moved to US President Donald Trump Rumbo to London. The fact could have ended in a fatality.
The meeting was recorded while both aircraft overwhelmed Long Island. Spirit’s 1300 flight, a Airbus A321 se destined to Fort Lauderdale and Bostoncoincided in altitude and trajectory with the presidential plane. A Air controller He detected the situation and tried to warn Spirit’s pilots to modify the course.
While the distance between the airplanes never implied a total risk of collision and remained within the security parameters, The incident captured attention on social networkspartly because of the iconic character of the Air Force One and the increasingly annoying tone of the instructions of the controller based in New York.
The air controller reaction
The check @Jonnyc In the application Bluesky Media It was the first to spread the fact, while the audio of the radial exchange was shared in X through @Thenewarea51. Although Bloomberg News He clarified that he could not compare the registration with the Original Air Traffic Recordingthe material quickly went viral.
In the audios the controller is heard insisting: “Pay attention, Spirit 1300, rotates 20 degrees to the right.” By not getting an answer, he raised the voice: “Spirit 1300, rotates 20 degrees right now.” Finally, he launched a more emphatic order: “Spirit Wings 1300 turns 20 degrees to the right. Immediately.”
After several seconds, Spirit pilots confirmed the change of career. Then, the controller finished with irony: “Spirit 1300, the traffic deviates 6 miles, or 8 miles, of its left wing. 747. Surely you can see who it is. I will be attentive in case I see it, it is white and blue.” Before closing the communication, he launched a final warning: “Pay attention! Get out of the iPad!”
Trump’s agenda in the United Kingdom
Meanwhile, the president Donald Trump landed without setbacks in London On Tuesday night, where a state visit began that includes a meeting with the King Carlos in it Windsor Castle.
During the stay, advertisements from US companies that plan to invest are expected tens of billions of dollars in technological infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom.
Source: Ambito
