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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What chartered flights? Even the Rwanda airline wants nothing to do with this.

Given the enormous cost per person and the low numbers of people they are shifting, I am sure they could find an old school chum with a spare private jet lying about that they can hire out for an exorbitant fee.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm actually quite surprised that this hasn't happened and that they're going with commercial airlines. I wonder if even party donors are reluctant to get involved.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 6 months ago

Or that it needs to be dragged out so they can say "It's so sad no commercial company will do it, guess we'll just have to use my wife's jet at a 300% markup..."

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 6 months ago

One should never miss the chance to create a new gravy train.