German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has been forced to abandon a trip to Australia after being let down for a second time by an ageing government plane.
In a saga that has been branded a national embarrassment, the Green politician was forced to cancel the trip after the German air force failed to fix a problem with the wing flaps of a 23-year-old Airbus.
Writing on the social media platform X, Baerbock said it had become “logistically impossible” to continue the week-long visit, which was also expected to include stops in New Zealand and Fiji.
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