by Kate Connolly in Berlin on (#6DVWD)
The Airbus A340 taking Annalena Baerbock to the region twice had to turn back to Abu Dhabi after refuellingGermany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, has been forced to abandon a trip to Oceania after a problem with her government plane twice forced it to return to Abu Dhabi.Baerbock set off from Berlin on Sunday, but a mechanical problem with her ageing German air force Airbus A340's landing flaps meant it had to turn back to Abu Dhabi after a refuelling stop there. The aircraft took off again on Monday night, but the technical problem resurfaced and the plane had to return to the Emirati capital again. Continue reading...