Vanuatu climate minister pleads guilty over aircraft incident
Vanuatu MP Bruno Leingkon being sworn in as the country's Climate Change minister. Photo: Hilaire Bule Two charges relate to breaches of aviation security and one to Vanuatu's leadership code. They stem from an incident a year ago involving Leingkon on a flight chartered specifically to fly him from Santo in Vanuatu's north to the capital Port Vila. The minister was displaying signs of intoxication when he boarded the plane, before consuming more alcohol and attempting to smoke a cigarette in the cabin. The female pilot was instructed by the control tower in Port Vila to return to Santo five...
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