Laser strike incidents at Sea-Tac Airport catches attention of FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration announced they would be investigating reports from flight crews targeted by lasers going in and out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

The FAA has confirmed that there have been at least three separate incidents of people pointing lasers in the past week.

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The FAA released the following statement.

The FAA is committed to maintaining the safest air transportation system in the world. Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a serious safety hazard that puts everyone on the plane and on the ground below at risk. It is also a violation

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