Minister auf Reisen: Klingbeil kann am Mittag zurück nach Deutschland fliegen
Es war wohl ein Rempler mit der Fahrgasttreppe: Die Regierungsmaschine mit dem Bundesfinanzminister steht mit einem Schaden in den USA. Nach einer Überprüfung soll es heute zurückgehen.
Ministry officials have given the green light for Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil to return to Germany midday after his government aircraft grounded in the US due to a door structural damage. The defect was noticed during a pre-flight inspection known as a walkaround, which had to be checked by experts from the Lufthansa-Technik.
Material evidence was also reviewed in Germany by the specialists. The spokesman said that a passenger staircase could have caused the damage. However, the return flight is now possible. The plan is for the aircraft carrying the minister and his delegation to take off in the afternoon from the US. However, Vice Chancellor Klingbeil had to spend the night in a hotel, missing the morning cabinet meeting in Berlin where his tax law was to be introduced.
Klingbeil took part in the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. He then visited a BMW factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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