MPs' 'gravy plane' from the west coast cost $10,000 each per flight

By Heath Aston
Updated December 19 2014 - 11:08pm, first published 9:37pm
VIP: Defence Minister David Johnston booked and approved the special flights.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
VIP: Defence Minister David Johnston booked and approved the special flights. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Air force-operated flights that transport federal MPs and senators between Western Australia and Canberra are costing taxpayers more than $10,000 per parliamentarian, per flight – five times the price of a business-class ticket on a commercial airline.

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