Cicadas ground White House press plane for hours before departure to Europe
Journalists set to cover President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad were delayed several hours Tuesday night from taking off for Europe — but not because of bad weather or a late pilot. Their charter plane suffered mechanical problems due to cicadas. A replacement plane had to be called in, and eventually the press corps took off from Dulles International Airport for the United Kingdom early Wednesday morning after waiting more than six hours to depart. Biden, meanwhile, had to swat one of the bugs off of his neck before boarding Air Force One on Wednesday morning.
Source: nbcnews.com