- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The
United States on Tuesday imposed a temporary flight ban over the Statue
of Liberty and midtown Manhattan on New Year's Eve due to possible security
risks ahead of high-profile festivities.
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- The Federal Aviation Administration also issued flight
restrictions along the Rose Parade route in Pasadena, California, at the
state's request, as a security precaution at the event expected to draw
thousands of people.
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- "The temporary flight restrictions are in effect
for security reasons," said FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown, adding the
Rose Parade has had such limits for several years.
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- She said between 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve,
pilots will be prohibited from flying below 1,500 feet within a one-mile
radius of the Statue of Liberty.
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- During the same time period, flights below 2,000 feet
are also banned over the breadth of Manhattan Island between 23rd street
and 96th street -- a section slightly larger than Central Park -- at the
request of the New York City Police Department, Brown said.
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- In Pasadena, the FAA has banned flights below 3,000 feet
along the Rose Parade route for much of New Year's Day morning, with further
restrictions when a military fly-by is scheduled.
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- The FAA imposed dozens of no-fly zones across the nation
soon after the Sept. 11 hijacked airline attacks that killed more than
3,000 people in New York and Washington last year. Only a few still remain
in effect.
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