President Joe Biden, along with his staff and members of the media, were briefly stuck aboard Air Force One on Monday morning when the plane touched down at Joint Base Andrews.
AF1 has arrived back at Andrews, but the stair lifts are struggling to get through the thick snow on the tarmac so the president, staff, and media are stuck on board pic.twitter.com/fwJpBOtEFm
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) January 3, 2022
The plane touched down at the military base, but it wasn't alone as snow from Winter Storm Frida was also hitting the ground, causing issues for the stairlift operators.
A White House correspondent for Bloomberg shared photos of the stairlift stuck in the snow as workers tried to get it to the plane for the president to exit.
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) January 3, 2022
After fighting through the snow, the president escaped from the plane and made his way to his motorcade for another snow-filled trek back to the White House.
The president was visiting North Carolina, and before the iconic plane made its journey to collect the commander in chief, it was deiced to prevent any issues.
af1 being deiced ahead of biden return from wilmington to DC pic.twitter.com/HvNPnvfq4T
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) January 3, 2022
According to the Weather Channel, D.C. is set to receive a hefty pile-up of snow with Winter Storm Frida bringing around half a foot in the metro area.




