Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Zurich Plane Emergency Leads to Last-Minute Arrangements for Return to Washington, D.C.
Zurich, Switzerland – Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced an unexpected change of travel plans on Wednesday when his original aircraft was grounded due to a critical failure. Blinken had initially boarded a Boeing C-40, a U.S. military service aircraft, but it suffered from an oxygen leak, prompting the need for a new plane. The press pool accompanying Blinken was advised to make commercial flight arrangements as the new aircraft was unable to accommodate journalists. …