According to reports, President Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump were forced to make an unscheduled stop at Luton Airport (LTN) after the Sikorsky VH-92 Patriot helicopter experienced a technical problem. Earlier in the day on September 18, 2025, President Trump had been meeting with the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, a country retreat for the British leader, where they discussed world events. After the unscheduled stop at Luton Airport, President Trump and the first lady boarded another helicopter to complete their journey to Stansted Airport (STN). President Bill Clinton – 1996In 1996, President Clinton was flying from New Mexico to South Carolina when the aircraft was hit by heavy turbulence during thunderstorms. Commenting on the turbulence afterwards, President Clinton said: “I was holding on, I was holding on.