Wednesday 23 May 2012

AIRFORCE ONE AIRFARE: $179,750 PER HOUR!

It is probably the most expensive in the world. And why not? Afterall
it has on board one of the most powerful men in the world(if not the
most powerful).

Here the full text of the report:


"It is unclear how the White House designates travel that is not
directly related to a governmental or political function because of
traditional reluctance to address this matter," the report said.
Vacations count as official travel.
Information about the cost of presidential flights is scarce,
according to the report. But earlier studies from Congress andthe
Government Accountability Office offer a glimpse of the cost of
several major trips in the past.
For example, a European trip in 1989 cost the Air Force $1 millionand
a trip to Hawaii in 1990 cost$1.5 million, according to a 1992 report
from a House committee on the civil service. The figures represented
just operational costs for the aircraft – without related expenses
such as food and lodging.
Extra costs add up quickly. These related costs for presidential trips
in 1998 totaled $42.8 million for Africa, $10.5 million for Chile and
$18.8 million for China, according to a GAO report.
Comparable information wasn't available for more recent trips, the
Congressional Research Service report says.

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