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ARTICLE VIEW:
Controller scolds Spirit Airlines pilot to ‘pay attention’ to radio
calls as Air Force One flies 8 miles away
By Alexandra Skores, CNN
Updated:
3:53 PM EDT, Wed September 17, 2025
Source: CNN
A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday
after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as
Air Force One flew about 8 miles away.
The two aircraft were flying parallel over Long Island. Air Force One
was flying President Donald Trump to the United Kingdom and Spirit
Flight 1300 was flying passengers from Fort Lauderdale to Boston Logan
International Airport.
“Spirit 1300, turn 20 degrees right,” the New York Center air
traffic controller told the pilot, according to audio captured by
LiveATC.net
After five seconds of no response, the controller radios again.
“Pay attention, Spirit 1300. Turn 20 degrees right,” he says.
It takes two more attempts to reach the pilot before he responds,
acknowledging the right turn.
“Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right now,” the controller says.
“Spirit wings, 1300 turn 20 degrees right immediately.”
Spirit Airlines told CNN in a statement the pilots “followed
procedures and Air Traffic Control instructions while en route to
Boston… Safety is always our top priority.”
It’s not clear why the pilot didn’t immediately respond, however,
pilots are trained to make their first priority to fly the airplane
before communicating.
“Spirit 1300, traffic is off of your left wing by eight miles. 747.
I’m sure you can see who it is,” the controller says. “Keep an
eye out for him, he’s white and blue.”
Later, after the Spirit pilot did not respond to another radio
instruction, the controller radioed again.
“I got to talk to you twice every time,” he says. “Pay attention,
get off of the iPad.”
Pilots often use tablet devices as an “electronic flight bag” in
the cockpit to display information including maps, calculations,
terminal procedures and more.
The encounter between the two aircraft was first spotted by the account
JonNYC on BlueSky.
The Federal Aviation Administration noted in a statement they were
“aware of social media posts about Air Force One and a Spirit
Airlines flight in Boston airspace,” but they said the aircraft
stayed the required distance apart.
CNN’s Pete Muntean, Karina Tsui and Justin Lear contributed to this
report.
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