New Delhi [India], September 11: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his accompanying delegation were stuck in India for another night after the G20 conference due to plane problems.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the delegation of officials and press accompanying him to attend the G20 conference in New Delhi (India) were supposed to return home on the evening of September 10. However, right before the plane took off, the Canadian Armed Forces discovered a technical error in the plane and could not fix it overnight, according to CTV News. This station said the plane that crashed was an Airbus.
Prime Minister Trudeau's office said the delegation would remain in India until alternative flights could be arranged.
This is not the first time aircraft have caused problems for leaders and delegations. In October 2016, the Canadian Prime Minister 's plane en route to Belgium to sign the Canada-Europe free trade agreement encountered problems and had to return to Ottawa just 30 minutes after takeoff.
In October 2019, the plane crashed into a wall while being towed to the hangar in Ontario. The incident greatly damaged the nose and right engine cover of the plane, causing it to be decommissioned many months later.
A backup plane was used to take Prime Minister Trudeau to the NATO summit in December 2019 but was also grounded in London (UK) because of engine problems.
In July, the Canadian federal government announced that it had signed a contract worth 3.6 billion CAD (63,353 billion VND) to replace the leader's fleet. This fleet includes 5 aircraft and is expected to end its life cycle in 2027. The new fleet will include 4 new aircraft and 5 refurbished used aircraft, purchased from a company in Kuwait.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
