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.
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.
