Three civilian aircraft reportedly violated the airspace above US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, forcing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to scramble F-16 fighter jets.
According to a Daily Mail report, the F-16 fighter jets deployed flares, and the three civilian planes were escorted out of the area.
According to the report, the airspace breaches occurred at 11:05 a.m., 12:10 p.m., and 12:50 p.m. It was unclear why the three planes flew into Palm Beach airspace, as such incidents have frequently occurred in recent weeks.
According to the local website Palm Beach Post, three airspace violations took place over the city during Trump’s visit to Mar-a-Lago that month.
Two violations occurred on February 15 and one on Presidents Day, February 17.
There were reports of F-16 fighter jets responding to airspace violations over Wellington, a more inland community. The NORAD had also reported another civilian aircraft flying into Palm Beach on February 18. The fighter jets used flares, that are “employed with the highest regard for safety, burn out quickly and completely, and pose no danger to people on the ground.”
