Plane carrying Boris Johnson makes emergency landing
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The plane, described by the Ministry of Defence as a small military aircraft, had a “technical issue” after it took off from RAF Northolt on Sunday afternoon and had to land at Luton Airport.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “There was a technical issue on the RAF flight on Sunday afternoon carrying the Foreign Secretary and his officials from London to Brussels that required the aircraft to land at Luton Airport.
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Hide Ad“The Foreign Secretary thanked the RAF crew for their professionalism and was grateful to Luton Airport for the brief, unscheduled welcome.
“After a short delay the Foreign Secretary continued on his way to Brussels by alternative means.”
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