After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation departed from the national capital on Tuesday afternoon following a technical issue with his aircraft, it has been revealed that the Centre had offered the services of Air India One for the Canadian PM's return on Monday. However, the Canadian government declined the offer and responded to the Indian government after around six hours, expressing their preference to wait for their own plane.
Air India One is a two-plane fleet of Boeing 777s. This service is exclusively used by India's president, vice-president and prime minister for their international trips.
Moreover, as per foreign media reports, the CC-150 Polaris plane, a ferry flight of Canadian Air Force, which was on its way to pick up Trudeau, was diverted to London yesterday. The reason is yet to be divulged.
Trudeau, who arrived in Delhi on Friday, was scheduled to leave on Sunday but was stranded for two days due to a technical issue with the aircraft.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was at the airport to see off Trudeau yesterday..
"On behalf of PM @narendramodi Ji and my colleagues in govt, I was at the airport today to thank Mr. Justin Trudeau, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Canada @JustinTrudeau for his presence at the #G20Summit and wished him and his entourage a safe trip back home," the minister said in a post on platform X.
Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Delhi on September 8, was supposed to fly back home two days later on Sunday. However, a last-minute technical snag in his Airbus plane forced the Canadian PM and his delegation to prolong their stay in the city.
