A Spirit Airlines pilot was told by ATC to get off his iPad to avoid a near miss with Air Force One over Long Island New York. The exchange between ATC and Spirit Airlines was captured by @thenewarea51 over Long Island with air traffic controllers telling pilots to get off their iPad.
The controller was trying to avoid a near miss between Air Force One carry President Trump to the UK and a Spirit Airlines A320. He had to repeatedly request Spirit to change course and for a few minutes there was no reply.
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