Overview
- An Airbus A310 carrying Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez diverted to Ankara after a technical fault on Sunday, delaying his trip to a European leaders' meeting in Armenia.
- The Spanish delegation stayed overnight in the Turkish capital and left Monday morning once the issue was fixed, using the same aircraft.
- A smaller Falcon jet was flown to Turkey overnight as a backup, which is standard protocol to keep official travel moving during repairs.
- The delay meant Sánchez missed the summit's family photo, though he later joined the plenary and roundtable sessions in Yerevan.
- Officials called the fault minor and shared no technical details, and the episode has renewed debate about a VIP fleet of two Airbus A310s and five Falcon 900s that are roughly 40 years old and used by the government and the royal household.