Christopher Luxon was traveling in a Boeing 757. His plane broke down while refueling in Papua New Guinea. After this, he flew to Japan on a commercial flight. The plane PM Luxon was traveling in is about 30 years old.
While going to Japan, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's plane broke down on Sunday. After this, he traveled to Japan by taking a commercial flight from Papua New Guinea. His office gave this information on Monday. According to media reports, Christopher Luxon has gone to Japan on a four-day tour. During his visit, Christopher will meet Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.
Was traveling with Boeing 757 aircraft
During this time, he will discuss with the Japanese PM about promoting New Zealand business. Regarding the malfunction in the plane, New Zealand media reported that the Boeing 757 malfunctioned while refueling in Papua New Guinea. After this, PM Luxon flew to Japan on a commercial flight. The Boeing 757 plane in which Christopher was traveling is about 30 years old.
30 year old Boeing 757 near New Zealand
The New Zealand Defence Force has two Boeing 757 aircraft. Both are 30 years old. New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins told Newstalk ZB Radio on Monday that the incident of malfunction in the flight was very embarrassing. The ministry will now send Luxon and his delegation to Japan by commercial flight. The New Zealand Defence Force is struggling a lot with old equipment.
New Zealand will have to increase its defense budget
Actually, the New Zealand government is spending less on the defense budget because its economic condition is not so good at the moment. However, after this incident, the government says that it would now like to spend more on defense.
No comments:
Post a Comment