Bundeswehr aircraft in the Seychelles: Technical problem - not the Chancellor

A Bundeswehr flight standby aircraft has been in the holiday paradise on the Seychelles for days - but not because of a business trip by members of the government. A Bombardier Global 5000 on a training flight from Egypt to the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean made an unscheduled stopover on the island state due to a technical problem, a Defense Ministry spokesman said in response to a dpa request. “Work is currently underway to resolve the problem.” Apart from the crew, no one was on board, the spokesman said. “The crew is fine.” According to the information, such training flights are necessary for the training and further education of the crews. “Bild” had previously reported on the stopover of the government plane. According to the information, the procedures practiced include flying over uncontrolled airspace, special approach procedures and flight operations under special climatic conditions - for example near the equator, in the intertropical convergence zone and at high temperatures. AfD politician drew attention to parked jet. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for flight readiness. The flight service regularly transports the Federal Chancellor, ministers, the President of the Bundestag and other representatives of the Federal Republic at home and abroad. The jet parked on the island of Mahé attracted attention after AfD member of the Bundestag Malte Kaufmann published a photo of the machine on Platform X. The politician, who said he was on holiday in the Seychelles, initially suspected an unannounced trip by the Chancellor or a minister. "Everyone is allowed to go on their summer vacation, no question about it. If the government plane is used, there is no need to keep it a secret. Or is it here for maintenance?" Kaufmann wrote on X on Sunday.