Islanders were squinting at the sky this morning in hope of catching a glimpse of a famously tanned orange face and straw-like hair as Donald Trump flew over the Channel Islands.
The US president was on his way to Davos in Switzerland aboard a backup plane, after a technical issue forced Air Force One to return to Joint Base Andrews last night.
The presidential plane was in the air Tuesday evening when it turned around due to a “minor electrical issue”, according to the White House.
Open-source flight tracking data from ADS-B Exchange shows Air Force One making a turn over the Atlantic Ocean off the easternmost tip of Long Island, over an hour into the flight.
The plane landed safely in Maryland last night and Trump was wheels-up in a new aircraft roughly an hour later.
Pictured: Flight tracking data showed Tump flying over the Channel Islands at around 11am this morning.
Flight tracking data showed Tump flying over the Channel Islands at around 11am this morning in a US military aircraft on his way to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
“So, I’m going to Davos. I believe it will be very successful, the trip,” Trump told reporters before departing the White House.
“This will be an interesting trip, I have no idea what’s going to happen.”
Islanders reported no sudden tariffs, no seizure of Sark, and no impromptu presidential wave from 35,000 feet.
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