Actually, everything looked after to a good end: After days of failures and breakdowns of the government aircraft, Minister Müller should return today with the machine from Zambia. But it came different.
airport of Ndola in Zambia at about 10 p.m. local time. The breakdown of German development aid Minister Gerd Müller seems to take a end. The Global 5000 has just landed, after they had stood for four days due to a Defect in Lilongwe in Malawi and from Germany flown in mechanics has been repaired. Now the Delegation of the Minister to enter the small machine the ability to fly. A group photo is taken, the mood is dissolved, Müller would like to thank the Crew for their efforts. But says this time Müller: At the flight readiness must change something.
Then it goes on the plane on the seats. The engines run. But it’s not happening. After about ten minutes the flight attendant comes into the cabin – with a straight face. There is a Problem, possibly a serious. The originally broken and repaired valve is working though. But now would flock to the Start may be very hot air in the cabin, which would make an emergency landing. Disbelieving looks, but it is clear that all have to back out of the machine. The Problem should now be examined, the flight was but maybe not possible.
And then smokes it
Back in the small Terminal, it is said that a drive have arrested the factory, in the machine, you no longer should get better. Also from the Cockpit, it will give appropriate messages. Development Minister Müller decides after a short consultation, with a line machine in back to be flown: “We were lucky that we didn’t. Otherwise, there would have been perhaps an emergency in the air. Therefore: Keep Smiling.”
defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told me to tell you that they regret the inconvenience you have dealt in the last days again and again of the matter. It was good that the Delegation had not flown. Because safety.
Back by scheduled flight
Müller is now on a scheduled flight to South Africa, with a change there, he wants to fly also via a line back to Germany. The mooted arrival in Munich, tomorrow in the Morning. If this time everything goes according to plan.
