Air Force One Turns Around Mid-Flight Due to 'Minor Electrical Issue'

President Donald Trump has landed back in the United States aboard Air Force One, after the plane was forced to reverse its path around mid-flight en route to Switzerland.

Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment late Tuesday night.

Each of the two Boeing 747 aircraft serving as Air Force One have flown for nearly four decades, and the replacement program has faced delays, the Associated Press (AP) reports.

Rapid Response 47 posted to X on Tuesday night, saying, "After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue. Out of an abundance of caution, AF1 is returning to Joint Base Andrews. The President and team will board a different aircraft and continue on to Switzerland."

Rapid Response 47 previously noted the president's trip on X Tuesday night: ".@POTUS boards Air Force One for Davos, Switzerland — where he'll meet with world leaders and deliver remarks at the World Economic Forum"

According to the AP, the lights in the press cabin of Air Force One inexplicably went out briefly after takeoff. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joked that a jet the Qatari ruling family gifted the president last year was sounding “much better” right now, according to the news outlet.

Air Force One was seen on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday after landing in the 11 p.m. hour.

According to the White House press pool, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Leavitt and other administration officials were on board, CBS News correspondent Ed O'Keefe noted on X.

Trump, on Truth Social Tuesday night: "America will be well represented in Davos — by me. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

Trump is still expected to continue to Switzerland and speak at the World Economic Forum. The president has not publicly commented on the mid-flight disruption as of 11:47 p.m. ET.

Update 1/20/26, 11:47 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.