German press derides plane fault ‘disgrace’ after minister’s cancelled trip

Two government Airbuses to be scrapped after Annelina Baerbock was unable to get to Australia

The cancellation of an official visit by Germany's foreign minister to Oceania after her government plane twice developed a fault has drawn widespread scorn and derision and led to calls for change.

The German tabloid Bild called Annalena Baerbock's 50-hour odyssey" a disgrace" and a humiliation" for Germany and said it could result in the rest of the world no longer taking Europe's largest economy seriously.