Romanian president’s delayed flight from Paris reignites discussion on dedicated plane

Update: Romanian defense minister Radu Miruță gave press statements on Thursday, January 9, on the president’s travel from Paris with the C-27J Spartan military aircraft. “The weather conditions in Bucharest when the aircraft was supposed to land were below limits: if the cloud ceiling is lower than 60 meters and visibility below 600 meters, the aircraft cannot land. The aircraft has no problem; however, the snowfall and de-icing capacity did not allow movement on the runway,” the minister said, cited by G4Media.

Unlike the military plane, commercial aircraft allow landing below a 60-meter cloud ceiling. Nevertheless, over 1,000 flights were cancelled in Amsterdam and Paris as a result of the weather conditions, according to the minister.