“The queen and I decided to stay with you, in good understanding with the ministers“Said King Philippe to all the people who have remained stuck in Antofagasta.”We do everything to settle the situation. The Titanic has not yet sank, we stay on board“, he joked.”We are all together, whatever happens“, He added again, thanking the work done by the Palace, the Belgian Embassy and all the teams working to resolve the situation. His speech was highly applauded while this state visit seems to be in every way”exceptional“, in the words of the sovereign.
The return flight to Belgium will not take place this Friday, the planned plane not yet received the green light after the accident occurring the day before. The entire delegation will still be able to stay one night at the hotel. The return from Antofagasta was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
While the king, the queen, all the ministers and the delegation had taken place within the plane to bring them back to Belgium, the aircraft had a problem with the track tractor. This vehicle trailes the planes outside the parking areas, for takeoff. The bar towing the plane seems to have given in and a tire of the aircraft aircraft was damaged. New information will be given at 5 p.m. locals (11 p.m. in Belgium)
