Merkel’s vacation photo became the agenda: she left on a scheduled plane
Vacation photos of Angela Merkel, who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2013 to 2021, and who is known to the international public with her statements and image, became the agenda.
Bild, one of Germany’s most widely read newspapers, shared the photos of Merkel, 68, who lived like an “ordinary citizen” after leaving office, traveling economy class on a regular plane while on vacation.
After the plane landed, Merkel waited her turn like everyone else.
Bild wrote that Merkel preferred the airline called Eurowings and that she was on vacation with her husband, Professor Joachim Sauer. The couple were said to have gone to Spain’s Canary Islands and stayed at a 4-star hotel called the Innside by Melia. It was also indicated that the rate per night at the hotel where Merkel stayed was 162 euros.
It was claimed that Merkel was the first passenger to board the plane and was accompanied by bodyguards. It was recorded that Merkel was sitting by the window and her husband was sitting by the aisle. It was announced that one of Merkel’s bodyguards sat a few rows back. Eyewitnesses on the plane reported that the former prime minister was reading a book, solving puzzles and eating sandwiches with his tablet.
After getting off the plane, it was claimed that Merkel left the airport accompanied by bodyguards. As a retired prime minister, Merkel, who has a budget for protection and employees, has to spend her personal expenses and travel out of her own pocket.