A US military C-17 transport aircraft that usually carries at least 100 troops flew to Geneva Airport to pick up Secretary of State John Kerry and fly him to Boston where he'll be treated for a broken leg.
The Air Force plane touched down in Switzerland on Monday after taking off from a US base in Ramstein, Germany, and then heading to Massachusetts after collecting the 71-year-old politician.
Kerry tweeted out 'big thanks' to his well-wishers and said he looked forward to getting his leg set and getting back to work at the State Department.
The C-17 was carrying 'additional military medical personnel in keeping with standard practice', according to Kerry spokesman John Kirby, the Washington Post reported.
The planes, which are manufactured by Boeing, serve as the Air Force’s 'primary strategic lift aircraft for global transport of troops and equipment', according to Military.com.
C-17s 'can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required.'
Kerry, who is set to arrive in Boston on Monday evening and be admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital, said he was 'particularly grateful to the remarkable police and medical teams in Geneva and Scionzier', adding the staffs are full of 'true professionals'.
The former Presidential candidate fell off his bike Sunday morning after striking a curb near Scionzier, a French Alpine village, and fractured his right femur in the 9.40am incident.
He was 'stable and never lost consciousness' and taken by helicopter to Geneva's General Hospital, HUG, about 30 miles away.
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