50. Complete Air Clearance

We told you that everybody else has to get out of the way when Air Force One lands at an airport. As it turns out, planes also have to get out of the way even when they're not particularly near the jet.

When Air Force One was flying to Westchester Airport in February 2000, Northwest Airlines Flight 496 received an emergency message to change course, and stay out of the way of the President's plane. At the time, Northwest Airlines Flight 496 was more than one hundred miles away!


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