Obama swaps planes on trip after Air Force One flap problem


  • World
  • Monday, 03 Nov 2014

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland November 1, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his entourage were switching to a different plane for his return trip to Washington on Sunday because of a minor flap issue with the aircraft, dubbed Air Force One, that flew them earlier in the day, a spokesman said.

"While in Philadelphia, we have transferred to a backup airplane due to a minor mechanical problem with one of the aircraft's flaps," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said.

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