Left Sees "Expensive Annoyance": Half of Government Flights Fly without Passengers

Berliner Morgenpost

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Empty flights come about by the fact that the government aircraft are stationed in Cologne, but the passengers start their journeys in Berlin.

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A constant nuisance: The government is in Berlin, flight readiness is stationed in Cologne/Bonn. The jets often have to be used empty. One is stuck in the Seychelles just because of a technical defect.

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It doesn't sound really practical: While the government aircraft are stationed in Cologne, the passengers are on their business trips in Berlin. This will not change so quickly in the next few years. In fact, the government machines should move to the capital as early as 2012.