Air force-operated flights that transport federal MPs and senators between Western Australia and Canberra are costing taxpayers more than $10,000 per parliamentarian, per flight – five times the price of a business-class ticket on a commercial airline. Air force-operated flights that transport federal MPs and senators between Western Australia and Canberra are costing taxpayers more than $10,000 per parliamentarian, per flight – five times the price of a business-class ticket on a commercial airline. The flights, booked and approved by Defence Minister David Johnston, at times carried just three elected officials, according to the six-monthly register of VIP flights. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Julie Bishop have joined Mr Johnston on the so-called gravy plane from the west for parliamentary sittings weeks and a cabinet meeting. The shuttle service costs about $25,000 for a return flight, but that does not include wage costs of RAAF pilots and crew, catering and associated aircraft leasing costs for the governments Boeing 737 business jet. I am just THINKIN - if we get them one of those - it woulde be far cheaper than $10.000 per flight - do you agree ?! https://youtube/watch?v=wIElAMEetys
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:00:52 +0000
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