Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s official plane breaks down, again
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau experienced another travel setback during his visit to Jamaica when his aircraft encountered mechanical issues, marking his second travel incident in four months.
The Canadian Armed Forces had to dispatch a second plane with a repair team to address the problem.
Trudeau, who was on a family holiday on the Caribbean island, faced a similar situation in September when his departure from India was delayed due to a mechanical glitch. Despite these challenges, he returned as originally scheduled on January 4.
Trudeau, obligated to travel on a military plane for security reasons, used the CC-144 Challenger aircraft, a relatively recent acquisition by the Canadian Armed Forces.
These travel mishaps add to a series of incidents Trudeau has faced in recent years, including delays during a G20 Summit in Delhi and a collision between a bus carrying journalists and an aircraft chartered by his Liberal party during the 2019 re-election campaign.
Later that year, he was forced to use a backup plane to attend a Nato summit in London after the original had been damaged in a hangar accident.
But a problem was discovered with the backup aircraft and the prime minister had to use a third one to return home.
