WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A jet carrying first lady Michelle Obama abandoned a landing approach outside Washington to avoid another plane in an apparent mistake by air traffic controllers, US aviation officials said yesterday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement her government-owned Boeing 737 was approaching Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland when it was told to “go around,” or to climb and attempt another approach, shortly after 5 pm EDT Monday.
The agency said Mrs Obama’s plane was about three miles behind an Air Force C-17 that was landing, rather than the five-mile spacing required
