New Zealand’s prime minister was forced to take a commercial flight to Japan after his air force plane broke down while refuelling in Papua New Guinea, his office said Monday.

Christopher Luxon switched late Sunday to a scheduled flight from Port Moresby to Tokyo via Hong Kong because of a technical issue with the New Zealand Defence Force Boeing 757 aircraft he had been flying on.

A problem with a command module for a small flap on the wing meant the aircraft could not fly as high or as fast as normal, affecting its range, a defence spokesperson said.

It was detected while the plane was on the ground in Papua New Guinea.

A delegation of business leaders and journalists accompanying Luxon had to wait until Monday to fly on the air force 757 to Brisbane and then catch a commercial flight to Tokyo, the spokesperson said.

Luxon is expected to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his four-day visit.

In March, the New Zealand leader had to fly commercial to Australia for meetings with Southeast Asian leaders after a problem with the landing gear grounded his defence force plane while still on the tarmac in Wellington.

Mynd44:
What did you call it when President Tinubu flew commercial from Netherlands to Saudi Arabia in April? Sometimes don't rush to comment, calm down and digest I formation else you just look like someone who opposes for no reason

Racoon:
This is what is called exemplary, responsible and role model leadership. Hope African leaders will learn from this example?

Hezzyluv:
It's normal but abnormal in some countries.

Mynd44:

What did you call it when President Tinubu flew commercial from Netherlands to Saudi Arabia in April?

Do you know that the president flew to South Africa in a commercial plane too because the two presidential jets are faulty?

So does this make President Tinubu Examplary, responsible and a role model?

Sometimes don't rush to comment, calm down and digest I formation else you just look like someone who opposes for no reason

immortalcrown:
What Obi can do.

Mynd44:

What did you call it when President Tinubu flew commercial from Netherlands to Saudi Arabia in April?

Do you know that the president flew to South Africa in a commercial plane too because the two presidential jets are faulty?

So does this make President Tinubu Examplary, responsible and a role model?

Sometimes don't rush to comment, calm down and digest I formation else you just look like someone who opposes for no reason

Kingsmeal:
A President of a country 1000 times better than Nigeria opted for commercial flight.

But the President of one big for nothing country still battling with inflation, citizens lacking calcium, using Cucumber for stew due to high cost of tomatoes is proposing for a new jet. Despite splashing billions of dollars on a house for a V.P that doesn't know his left from Right.

Dear Bayo Onanuga, did the New Zealand President die?

The annoying part of this whole New jet thing is that, this Lagos builder has a private jet that he used in flying to France on every Eke market day. Yet he doesn't want to use that his jet for any of his travels as President. Unless a new one is bought.

Yet they preach patience up and down from the citizens.. It's well!!

axglide:


How are they 1000 times better than Nigeria? I noticed that talk is cheap and utterances fly out here and there just because of likes. You should have passed your message across without denigrating

G0odharddick:
I wondered why the mod above is hell bent on defending failure.

New Zealand is 1million times better than Nigeria and yet their president flew a commercial airplane to Japan.

The VP's residence in Abuja was renovated with over 21b naira yet the fool lost his voice.

New Zealand, a working society knows what it means to cut cost

Kingsmeal:
A President of a country 1000 times better than Nigeria opted for commercial flight.

But the President of one big for nothing country still battling with inflation, citizens lacking calcium, using Cucumber for stew due to high cost of tomatoes is proposing for a new jet. Despite splashing billions of dollars on a house for a V.P that doesn't know his left from Right.

Dear Bayo Onanuga, did the New Zealand President die?

The annoying part of this whole New jet thing is that, this Lagos builder has a private jet that he used in flying to France on every Eke market day. Yet he doesn't want to use that his jet for any of his travels as President. Unless a new one is bought.

Yet they preach patience up and down from the citizens.. It's well!!

BigDawsNet:
The only president that can fly Nigeria private carrier is

Peter Obi...

Dat man sabi manage funds