World’s most-tracked plane is US jet that may be carrying Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi shakes hands with Malaysia’s Parliament Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun during their meeting at Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Aug 2, 2022. Almost 300,000 users are following every move of ‘SPAR19’, a US Air Force-operated Boeing C-40C, according to FlightRadar24, even though there is no official confirmation that Pelosi is on the plane. — Malaysian Department of Information/Handout via Reuters

The most-tracked aircraft in the world right now is a US Air Force jet that took off from Kuala Lumpur, as Internet users seek to track US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a trip to Taiwan.

Almost 300,000 users are following every move of “SPAR19”, a US Air Force-operated Boeing C-40C, according to FlightRadar24. Taiwan’s Liberty Times newspaper had earlier reported that Pelosi is expected to arrive at 10.20pm local time via private plane at Songshan airport in Taipei, which also hosts a military base.