Air traffic controllers ordered the pilots of a Spirit Airlines flight to turn away from Air Force One on Tuesday over Long Island, New York.

Spirit Airlines flight 1300 was traveling from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Boston, Massachusetts, as Air Force One carried President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and others to the United Kingdom (UK) for a state visit.

“Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right. Pay attention, Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right. Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right, now. Spirit wings 1300 turn 20 degrees right, immediately,” an air traffic controller stated according to recordings from liveatc.net, CBS News said.

Flight data from flightradar24.com found that the Spirit Airlines flight and the president’s plane were flying parallel to each other eight miles apar

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