Pope Francis Gets Presidential TFR Treatment
The size of the Temporary Flight Restrictions erected for Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S. raises questions: why such elevated security?
The relative size of the TFR for Pope Francis’s visit (left) is not only far larger than the construct in place the last time a pope visited the U.S. in 2008; it also compared with a recent TFR for vice president Joe Biden (right).
The relative size of the TFR for Pope Francis’s visit (left) is not only far larger than the construct in place the last time a pope visited the U.S. in 2008; it also compared with a recent TFR for vice president Joe Biden (right).