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Turned away from long island, went right over d.c., right over the district of columbia. and that is an issue because there is layer of layer of restricted airspace there. planes that are unresponsive typically are not allowed through. they must be talking to air traffic control and squawking a discreet transponder code. if they do not have those things, that raises alarm bells at the command center in warrenton, virginia. that's why the jets were sent in pursuit. the fighter jets came up to the plane, it seats between seven and 11 people and fired off flares to try to get the attention of the...