Security Drama Near Trump’s Air Force One Throws Airport Into Chaos

Elizabeth Frantz / Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS Palm Beach International Airport was thrown into chaos on Sunday as a security scare ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled departure caused F-16 fighter jets to deploy flares in the skies above Mar-a-Lago. Just hours before Air Force One was slated to leave for Washington, D.C., after Trump’s weekend getaway, F-16 fighter jets from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted a civilian aircraft that had violated a Temporary Flight Restriction around 1:15 p.m. and escorted it out of the restricted airspace above PBI, according to a NORAD statement shared by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. “During the intercept, NORAD aircraft dispensed flares, which may have been visible to the public,” the statement read. “The flares were used to draw attention from or communicate with the pilot. Flares are employed with the highest regard for safety, burn out quickly and completely, and pose no danger to people on the ground.” Read more at The Daily Beast.

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