South Korean President Park Geun-hye is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian, the center of African diplomacy. The city is festooned with South Korean flags and pictures of her aside pictures of the Ethiopian president.
I have gotten to know President Park’s presidential 747-400 as I have transited Addis Ababa several times this week. It is no accident that it simply says ‘Korea.’ Is there any plane better suited to make a regal impression than the 747-400?
In March, a day ahead of the investiture of the new president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, I saw numerous delegations fly in, including this ancient CEIBA plane from Equatorial Guinea.
Being an onlooker to these events is a small thrill.
Readers, what presidential planes have you seen?
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3 Comments on "Presidential Plane Spotting: Today I Saw South Korea, Which Have You Seen?"
We didn’t see a Presidential plan or anything, but on a trip to the UAE via AirJordanian this past October we did share the business class cabin with the prime minister of Jordan. He spent the majority of the time on the flight playing Temple Run on his iPad when his cabinet ministers weren’t coming up to talk with him about important matters of state.
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