Marine One was forced to make an emergency landing in the UK with President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on board.
According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Trump and Melania had to switch helicopters due to a “hydraulics issue.”
“Out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted Airport,” Karoline Leavitt said. “The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter.”
President Trump and First Lady Melania are currently in the UK for a second state visit.
Fox News reported:
President Donald Trump and the first lady had to transfer from Marine One to a support helicopter Thursday after a hydraulic issue forced an unscheduled landing at a local airfield on the way to Stansted Airport in England.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the switch was due to a “minor hydraulic issue.”
“Out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted Airport,” Leavitt said. “The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter.”
Though the Marine One flight was only scheduled to last 20 minutes, from the prime minister’s Chequers landing zone to Stansted Airport, the president and first lady spent nearly 40 minutes traveling to the airport due to the issue.
