J.c. Juncker - Nice Work If You Can Get It?

[Khandro]

Remoaners think again, and this is only the tip of the iceberg.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/09/juncker-spent-24000-private-flight-rome/

[sp1814]

'Remoaners'.

Lord.

[gulliver1]

Air miles Andrew . Duke of York, flew 100,000 miles in one year , all at tax payers expense!, and not with Ryan Air , I think he flies with Brexit Airlines.

[cassa333]

They all do it at tax payers expense.

It is just at the moment we are focused on the excesses of the EU.

Although I do think they go for a more prestigious route 'because they can'

[Zacs-Master]

£24k. Pah. I've lost more in a nightclub.

[anneasquith]

I wouldn't get out of bed for £24k !!!!!

[naomi24]

A lot of money for a short hop.

[Zacs-Master]

No doubt he had a skip and a JUMP too.

[Old_Geezer]

I bet all those who voted him in regret it now.

[naomi24]

And more!

[Khandro]

'Air transport for the British Royal Family and the Government of the United Kingdom is provided, depending on circumstances and availability, by a variety of military and civilian operators. These include The Queen's Helicopter Flight (part of the Royal Household), No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF), chartered civil aircraft, but most often by scheduled commercial flights, normally flying with British Airways, the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom.'

[Khandro]

Flying with the RAF in theory costs nothing beyond the fuel cost, similarly flying first class (how else?) with BA is minimal.
£24,000 for a private commercial jet, Brussels to Rome 2 day return claimed as a 'taxi' is quite another thing. But if those who are happy with these daily EU excesses are prepared to continue footing these bills then OK, but please count me out.

[gulliver1]

So Royal flights, and vip's flying with the RAF, cost nothing to the tax payer. Wow I did not know that , one learns something new every day.

[youngmafbog]

gulliver, why did you just pick the bit of the post that suited your argument and ignore the rest that explained it?

To spell it out as it seems you cannot work it out: The RAF is paid whatever it does, even sat on it harris, therefore to use it to transport the Royal family in theory only costs the fuel and a bit of maintenance perhaps.

[youngmafbog]

Looks like all the europhiles are happy with Juncker spending taxpayers money with gay abandon! Says it all really; putting your ideology above reality.

[gulliver1]

LOL. YMB, calm down it's just a bit fun { have a nice day }.

[Khandro]

It isn't only about Juncker;
'The European Union is facing an expenses scandal after it had to admit that its senior officials had claimed tens of thousands of pounds to hire private jets and stay at luxury hotels.

Those embroiled include Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, as well as the head of EU foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini.

The figures, published after three years of “Kafkaesque” delays, reveal that EU officials spent more than £90,000 on chartering planes which are described on their expense claims as “air taxis”.'

These are only the figures for over a short period, which have had to be prised out of the commission by an ombudsman.

[gulliver1]

Did not know that Boris had appointed a new spokesperson,
to back up £350 million lie on his Brexit Bus?. eh.

[ToraToraTora]

there was no lie on the bus

[Khandro]

The figures relate only to the first 2 months of 2016 ! and it gets worse;
https://www.rt.com/news/399140-eu-commission-travel-costs/