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World > Asia & Oceania
Aircraft problem forces New Zealand's PM to fly commercial
By Agence France-Presse
Jun 18, 2024 12:10 am

WELLINGTON — New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was forced to take a commercial flight to Japan after his air force plane broke down while refueling in Papua New Guinea, his office said on Monday.

The premier switched on Sunday night to a scheduled flight from Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby to Tokyo via Hong Kong because of a technical issue with the New Zealand Defense Force Boeing 757 aircraft he had been flying on.

WISHING HIM WELL Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape (left) sees off his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on a commercial flight for Japan at the Port Moresby International Airport in Port Moresby, on June 16, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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