US EditionA plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours
- A plane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva safely landed in Mexico City after circling due to a technical issue.
- The Brazilian air force confirmed that pilots had to wait for fuel consumption before landing safely at the original airport.
- A source on board reported that Lula remained calm but was worried during the flight, which included 16 people.
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Lula back in Brasilia after botched flight
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is finally back in Brasilia since 10.12 am local time Wednesday after a second Brazilian Air Force (FAB) airplane was sent to Mexico City to pick him up alongside his entourage following a technical problem with the VC-1 Airbus A329CJ aircraft carrying him that resulted in an emergency landing.
Plane Carrying Brazil President Lula Lands Safely at Mexico City Airport After Circling for Hours
ZUMPANGO, Mexico—An airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back to Brasilia landed safely on Tuesday at Mexico City’s Felipe Angeles airport after circling for hours due to a technical problem. Brazil’s air force confirmed the safe landing of the aircraft, an Airbus A319, at 7:16 p.m. local time after four hours circling the airport. “We landed and everyone is well,” Brazil’s press secretary José Chrispiniano told The As…
Takeoff failure caused the aircraft to spend almost 5 hours circling the airport until it lost fuel and managed to land safely
A technical problem forced the President of Brazil's plane to make long waiting loops, this Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in the sky over Mexico City from where it had just taken off. The aircraft is an Airbus A319 of the Brazilian Air Force.
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his delegation landed tonight at Felipe Ángeles International Airport, located one hour from Mexico City, after the presidential aircraft presented a technical problem after takeoff. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) indicated that the presidential plane VC-1 presented a technical problem after takeoff. For this reason, the aircraft had to fly in circles for almost five hours to consume fuel be…
The plane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had technical problems on a flight from Mexico to Brazil on Tuesday and made an unscheduled return to the airport in the Mexican capital. Before landing, however, it had to circle in Mexican airspace for several hours to use up enough fuel, the AP agency writes, according to which the plane landed safely after 03:00 CEST.
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