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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jasmine Fernández

Lights from Trump’s White House UFC fight are blinding pilots at DC airport, report says

A commercial airline pilot has filed official safety complaints after powerful event lighting on the White House grounds allegedly blinded flight crews during a nighttime approach into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The pilot, who spoke to MeidasTouch on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, reported that intense white lighting from the construction and testing of a UFC octagon on the South Lawn shone directly into their cockpit.

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