WASHINGTON — A security scare at Palm Beach International Airport Sunday prompted officials to briefly impose a ground stop and scramble helicopters — hours before Air Force One was slated to fly President Trump back to DC.
Initial reports suggested that some sort of drone incursion at the airport triggered the ground stop, with footage showing a Delta pilot informing passengers of the security scare.
However, the White House and Secret Service said the incident did not involve a drone — but a private plane that lost communications.
“A general aviation aircraft was briefly out of communication with the air traffic control tower at Palm Beach International Airport, but contact was ultimately established and the ground stop was lifted,” a White House official told The Post.
“There was no drone incursion or concern regarding Air Force One, which is not slated to take off until this evening.”
Secret Service told The Post that “At no point was there any risk to AF1 or the President’s safety.”
