The problems in the governmental Airbus started when the machine flew over the Netherlands.
The technical failure caused the failure of several electronic systems in the Airbus A340-300.
The DPA agency, initially notified only about the "technical defect".
The plane had to land at the airport in Cologne after about an hour of flight.
Merkel had to wait for the replacement of the new machine to continue her 15 hour flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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