AF1, which was taking Donald Trump to Davos, returned to Washington DC after the flight experienced minor electrical issue, White House says
Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, was forced to abort its flight to Switzerland on Tuesday and turn back after what officials described as a “minor electrical issue”.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said the decision to return to Washington DC had been taken shortly after departure “out of an abundance of caution”, once the crew detected the fault.
A White House pool reporter travelling with the president said the lights in the press cabin of Air Force One flickered off briefly after the aircraft became airborne, though no further explanation was provided at the time.
On landing, Trump was expected to transfer to a second plane and continue his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
