Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left India on Tuesday 12 September for Canada, after being forced, due to a plane crash, to extend his stay by two days in New Delhi where he participated in the G20 Summit last weekend. According to air traffic monitoring site Flightradar24, Royal Canadian Air Force flight CFC01 took off from Delhi airport on Tuesday shortly after 13:00 local time.

Justin Trudeau’s press secretary, Mohammad Hussain, confirmed to AFP that Canada’s G20 delegation was on board the plane. Justin Trudeau arrived in India on Friday to attend the G20 leaders’ meeting and is due to return to Canada on Sunday, after a ceremony to honor the anniversary of the father of India’s independence, Mahatma Gandhi.

This is not the first failure

But on Sunday, the Canadian Armed Forces grounded the Prime Minister’s plane after identifying technical problems that could not be resolved overnight. According to local press reports, Justin Trudeau, who has no diplomatic relations with the Indian government, and his 16-year-old son Xavier, remained in their hotel, extending their stay by two days.

This is not the first time a fault has been detected on an Airbus CC-150 aircraft, according to Canadian channel CTV.

Earlier in August, German diplomacy chief Annalena Baerbock had to cancel a visit to the Indo-Pacific on August 15 due to plane damage. The Airbus A340 experienced a failed landing after refueling in Abu Dhabi. The minister and his entourage finally returned to Germany by plane.