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German Foreign Minister Cancels Oceania Trip Due to Plane Debacle

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German Foreign Minister Cancels Oceania Trip Due to Plane Debacle
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock had to cancel her trip to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji after her government plane, an Airbus A340-300, experienced repeated wing flap problems. The plane made two emergency landings within two days, leaving the minister stranded in Abu Dhabi. Germany's government planes have a reputation for being unreliable, with previous incidents causing delays for top officials. As a result of this latest incident, the Luftwaffe Air Force announced the early retirement of the faulty plane and its replacement with recently acquired A350 planes.

Topics:world#emergency-landing#german-foreign-minister#government-plane#politics#technical-problems#trip-cancellation
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