If sources are to be believed then, a plane that was carrying Donald Trump was forced to make an emergency landing over the weekend. After experiencing engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico; the plane made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Saturday evening, according to a source familiar with the situation.
According to the witness, the plane, a Dassault Falcon 900, flew 75 miles from a New Orleans airfield before returning to the city. Secret Service agents, support personnel, and some of Trump’s aides were among the other passengers. There was no comment from Trump’s representative on the incident.
Air traffic control described the landing as ’emergency’
The plane was taking Donald Trump to his home in Palm Beach, Florida, from a New Orleans hotel; where he was speaking to Republican Party donors at a private event, the person said. However, it belonged to a donor who loaned it to the former president for the evening, the source said; and Trump advisers secured another donor’s plane to take him back to Florida.
Moreover, the Federal Aviation Administration referred questions to the U.S. Secret Service, which said “as a matter of practice the Secret Service does not discuss our protectees”. The source who spoke with CNBC said, they could confirm the events as described in a subsequent account about the incident published by The Washington Post. Politico, citing a source, wrote; “Audio of the communications between the pilot and the air traffic control tower revealed that the landing was described as ‘emergency in nature.’
