At the end of their state visit to Chile, where various historical tributes, political meetings and focus on cooperation in pediatric care for burned children, the king, the queen, all the ministers and the state visit delegation took place in the plane which was to bring them back to our incredible kingdom.
Unfortunately, a technical problem has occurred at the track tractor, preventing their return to the scheduled date, this Thursday, June 26. The purpose of the problematic vehicle aims to tow the planes outside the parking areas, for takeoff. A plane tire was damaged by this vehicle
However, a certification to authorize the departure of the aircraft is still waiting.
Problems on the outward and return
“After leaving the plane, we waited for 2:30 in a room, then we were told that we would not leave today [jeudi] “Said a Sudinfo journalist on site. “All were finally renewed at the hotel to spend the night there, waiting for an update scheduled for Friday morning at 9 a.m. (4 p.m. in Belgium). »»
But this inconvenience is not the first that King Philippe and Queen Mathilde met during their state visit to Chile. Also at the aisle, the initial flight project was disrupted by a technical problem in the device. The plane had taken off 24 hours late, overwhelming the official program.
“In 24 years of state visits with King Albert and King Philippe, I had never experienced this: one go with a day late for technical problems and a return with no doubt another day late for this tractor story that damages a tire,” continued the journalist from Sudinfo.
A delay taken with philosophy
This inconvenience does not seem to have strongly disrupted the royal couple, at least King Philippe. He took advantage of the evening to relax: “When I arrived at the hotel restaurant, around 10 p.m. Chilean hour, the king was drinking a glass of red wine at the table of Maxime Prévot and Rudi Vervoort. »»
