Primer Minister Julia Gillard faced travel delays when her plane broke down yesterday. Photo: Andrew Meares
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard’s VIP plane broke down yesterday, threatening to delay her arrival in the US city of Chicago for a major NATO summit.
Ms Gillard, who visited Townsville yesterday morning, was unable to fly out of Australia at the scheduled time because of a mechanical failure.
A replacement plane had to be sent from Canberra, although it is understood the delay would not prevent Ms Gillard from missing any scheduled bilateral meetings.
Ms Gillard will meet US President Barack Obama and other NATO and International Security Assistance Force leaders in Chicago for three days of talks about Afghanistan.
Yesterday, Ms Gillard and Defence Minister Stephen Smith visited troops who are about to leave for Afghanistan. Australia has committed to withdrawing most of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013.
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