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.