Slovenian adventurer and environmentalist Matevz Lenarcic on Sunday became the first person to fly an ultra-light plane from Europe to America and back over the North Pole, as he landed in Ljubljana after an epic voyage.<\/p>\n
“I’ve had more trouble than I had expected, and that prolonged the expedition but what matters is that me and the plane have arrived safely,” the 54-year-old told a crowd of well-wishers.<\/p>\n
But his month-long journey was not all plain sailing.<\/p>\n
The trained biologist had to make an unscheduled stop in Saint-Nazaire, northwestern France, due to weather conditions and an Irish airport did not have the type of fuel required for his aircraft.<\/p>\n
“I’ve had many unexpected events. That is why this trip has taken 14 days longer than initially planned,” Lenarcic said Thursday on arrival at Saint-Nazaire.<\/p>\n
The plane was equipped to measure air pollution over the North Pole — a hot-spot for global warming — and Lenarcic said all measurements had gone as planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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