Rich Palm Beach Residents Seethe as Trump Diverts Flights Over Their Homes
The FAA has barred all flights over Mar-a-Lago below 2,000 feet, even when the US president isn’t at his beach club.
A plane on the new flight path in Palm Beach, Florida.
Photographer: Martina Tuaty/BloombergDonald Trump has been vexed by noisy airplanes flying over his Mar-a-Lago estate ever since he bought it in 1985.
Four decades on, Trump finally has the relief he wanted. In October, the Federal Aviation Administration barred all flights over Mar-a-Lago below 2,000 feet, even when the president isn’t there, citing security concerns. The order is in place for a year and can be renewed.