[mewzilla]

And now for the rest of the story...possibly.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spirit-airlines-flight-warned-to-move-farther-from-air-force-one-over-long-island-pay-attention-get-off-the-ipad/

“...Preliminary flight data from flightradar24.com indicates the Spirit Airbus A321 the closest the two jets came on converging paths was around 11 miles....”

Note to the UK’s Deep State: Nice try.

[mewzilla]

Folks, if the CBS info is accurate, you’ve been played.

[SaveFerris]

When I was flying every week (passenger) we regularly (clear weather) would land two-by-two at STL from the East

There was often an aircraft parallel with us (not saying that was this situation of course)

AI Overview

STL History - St. Louis Lambert

International Airport

The two parallel East-West runways (11/29 and 12L/30R) at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) are 1,300 feet apart

[Blennos]

the closest the two jets came on converging paths was around 11 miles....”

11 miles is a "near miss"? Really?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

the closest the two jets came on converging paths was around 11 miles....

At 500 mph, AF1 can cover 11 miles in about a minute and a half. Add another plane converging...halve that.