According to the Telegraph, during the height of Choppergate, Warren Truss got a private charter flight from Port Macquarie to Sydney after a sod-turning ceremony last week as NSW MPs at the same event boarded a commercial flight.
Tony Abbott chartered a flight from Port Macquarie to Sydney on 24th of March 2010. He charged us $5,490 for it. Being five years ago I would assume the price has increased.
In fact, after becoming LOTO, Tony took quite a shine to private charter flights – one presumes because he could. The following, along with the Port Macquarie flight, are his claims for charter flights from 2010-12.
Canberra to Sydney 3 Jun 10 $5,170.00
Sydney to Hervey Bay 9 Jun 10 then Hervey Bay to Mackay 10 Jun 10 $18,660.00
Avalon Airport to Sydney 18 Jun 10 $283.64
Sydney to Melbourne 18 Jun 10 $9,968.00
Brisbane to Sydney 8 Jul 10 $10,300.00
Sydney to Lismore to Brisbane 15 Jul 10 $10,780.00
Canberra to Melbourne Essendon Apt 28 Oct 10 $5,318.00
Sydney to Forbes return 4 Nov 10 $8,855.00
Melbourne Essendon Airport to Echuca to Sydney 8 Nov 10 $11,445.00
Cairns to Normanton 9 Nov 10 then Normanton to Brisbane $32,545.00
Melbourne Essendon Airport to Warrnambool return 6 Dec 10 $6,013.00
Melbourne Essendon Airport to Wagga Wagga to Sydney 14 Dec 10 $10,719.00
Emerald to Emerald 3 Jan 11 $1,125.00
Canberra to Melbourne Essendon Airport return 25 May 11 $6,150.00
Oakey to Dalby return 5 Jan 11 $1,800.00
Darwin to Newcastle Waters return 26 Jun 11 $6,500.00
Canberra to Maitland to Melbourne 11 Jul 11 $11,381.82
Townsville to Proserpine 25 Jul 11 $8,900.00
Rockhampton to Tamworth 26 Jul 11 $11,085.00
Sydney to St George 1 Sep 11 then to Brisbane 2 Sep 11 $12,133.00
Coffs Harbour to Brisbane 28 Sep 11 $5,060.00
Sydney to Bathurst return 9 Oct 11 $5,622.73
Sydney to Griffith return 15 Dec 11 $8,900.00
Sydney to Tamworth return 25 Jan 12 $8,800.00
Sydney to Bendigo to Horsham 5 Mar 12 then to Adelaide 6 Mar 12 $23,560.00
Perth to Kojonup return 11 Apr 12 $6,500.00
Cairns to Aurukun Mission 10 Aug 12 return 12 Aug 12 $9,636.36
Total in charter flights 2010-12: $262,700.55
Now Tony just summons the RAAF.
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