US EditionWhite House: Trump Helicopter Makes Unscheduled UK Landing Due to 'Minor Hydraulic Issue'
Marine One's minor hydraulic fault prompted a precautionary landing and helicopter switch, delaying President Trump's UK departure by 20 minutes, with no injuries reported, officials said.
- On Thursday, Marine One carrying President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made an unscheduled landing at Luton Airport while en route from Chequers to Stansted.
- Officials explained that a minor hydraulic problem prompted a diversion, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said pilots landed 'out of an abundance of caution' at a local airfield.
- After landing, the presidential couple were moved to a support helicopter, turning a 20-minute scheduled flight into nearly 40 minutes to reach Stansted Airport.
- Officials said no injuries were reported and the situation was contained after the precautionary landing, with emergency services and armed police at Luton as the couple remained unharmed.
- The diversion underscored routine redundancy during President Trump's second UK state visit, with pilots landing at Luton out of caution due to a hydraulic issue, as reported by Karoline Leavitt.
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A helicopter carrying US presidential couple Donald and Melania Trump had to make an emergency landing after the president's visit to the United Kingdom.
JUST IN: Trump's Helicopter Forced To Execute Emergency Landing
President Donald Trump was aboard his helicopter on Thursday when the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at a U.K. airport. Marine One, which was also carrying First Lady Melania Trump as the couple made their way back from a state visit with the prime minister, suffered “a hydraulic issue” that grounded the chopper, delaying Trump’s trip to Stansted Airport, where he was to fly home. The president had just departed Prime Minister Kei…
The helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, during an official visit to the United Kingdom, was forced to change course and land at Luton Airport due to a minor hydraulic problem, White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said.
Donald Trump’s helicopter diverted to Luton airport
Emergency services were seen at Luton following the landing. A helicopter carrying Donald Trump was forced to divert to Luton airport on Thursday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said “due to a minor hydraulic issue” the aircraft carrying the US president landed at a “local airfield” while en route to Stansted airport. She said the decision was taken “out of an abundance of caution”, adding that the US president “safely boarded the …
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