Following a series of problems with her German government plane, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock canceled her planned weeklong trip to Australia on Tuesday, Ednews informs via DW.
"We tried everything, but it is no longer logistically possible to continue my Pacific trip without the defect aircraft. It is beyond annoying," Baerbock wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The plane was forced to turn around after a second attempt to fly from Abu Dhabi to Australia failed early on Tuesday morning.
"Mission aborted! The error reappeared when the machine was now fully fueled. We are now landing in Abu Dhabi again," wrote the official account of the German Air Force, Team Luftwaffe, on X.
The second attempt to take off for Australia took place around 1 a.m. local time (2100 UTC).
On Monday, Baerbock was already stuck for hours in Abu Dhabi after her plane encountered mechanical difficulties.
The German foreign minister's trip to the Pacific region would also have seen her hold talks in New Zealand and Fiji.