The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeauand his delegation was forced to stay Indiawhere they participated in G20 Summitafter the plane in which they would take off New Delhi encountered technical problems shortly before departure, reported Canadian official sources.

Arriving in the Indian capital on Friday 8, Trudeau planned to return to his country this Sunday 10, as soon as the G20 summit ended this weekend. However, his plane was unable to take off due to “technical problems”, the Canadian high commission in New Delhi told AFP.

“These issues have not yet been resolved this evening (local time). Our delegation will remain in India until these issues are resolved,” he added.

Monday the 11th in the morning, according to the Canadian channel CTV News, a second plane was on its way to India. The plane is a reserve Airbus, CFC002, which left Trenton Sunday evening and is heading to India to pick up the delegation. The vehicle stopped in England on Monday morning, according to the channel

Canada’s Department of National Defense said the maintenance issue involved a component that needed to be replaced. “The safety of all passengers is paramount to the ARC and pre-flight security checks are a regular part of all our flight protocols,” the ministry wrote in a statement.

Trudeau already has experience with this type of problem, according to CTV News. In 2016, the plane he was flying to Belgium had to return to Canada 30 minutes after takeoff. In 2019, the plane carrying the prime minister crashed into a wall while being towed. That same year, on his way to the NATO summit, a plane had to stop in London when the Royal Canadian Air Force discovered a problem with one of the engines./With AFP.