President Klaus Iohannis completely ignored a question from a journalist who asked him to say if he knew why the cost of foreign trips was kept confidential. Among them is the cost of renting a private plane, which the president uses to travel abroad.
During the press conference, the same journalist asked the head of state about the American drone that crashed in the Black Sea, and whether he knows why the cost of his foreign trips is confidential.
Klaus Iohannis answered the first question, but completely ignored the second, regarding private chartered planes.
The moment can be seen at minute 23:28:
The presidential administration said on Saturday that the routes and cost of the private jet used by President Klaus Iohannis to visit Japan are classified.
“We clarify that this activity is carried out on the basis of the contract for the provision of services for the performance of special flights, concluded in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the organization, preparation and performance of special flights, approved by Government Resolution No. 10. 755/1998 with the following changes and additions,” – they informed on Saturday in the Presidential Administration.
At the same time, the institution explains that the details of the flight, its cost and route are classified in accordance with current legislation.
“Regarding the selection of an aircraft for a special flight, we note that the type of aircraft is determined in accordance with the available options and the specifics of the mission, which determine the transport capacity and range (short, medium). or long courier), and the Security and Safety Service checks compliance with the requirements of the legislation on aviation safety and security related to the performance of special flights,” the Presidential Administration clarified.
The Romanian president traveled 26 times in 2022 and the first two months of 2023 domestically and abroad, and most of the flights had stops in Sibiu, according to an analysis of boarding passes.
According to the source, in 19 cases the plane carrying the head of state made stops in Sibiu for several tens of minutes. There are no fewer than seven visits with a stopover in Sibiu on the way to Brussels, as well as other trips to, for example, Great Britain, Egypt or the United States. (see all flights here).
The departure of President Klaus Iohannis on a private plane during his visit to Japan once again starts the debate about the official plane in the public space.
What does the plane rented by Yohannis for a visit to Japan look like
The website Boarding Pass, which specializes in aviation news, reported that President Iohannis traveled to Japan on a private plane that departed from Bucharest and made a stopover in Sibiu, as well as a refueling stop in Baku, Azerbaijan.
“This is the cabin of the Boeing 737-900ER(BBJ) Global Jet, with which the President of Romania travels to Japan and Singapore. Its transport capacity is only 19 passengers. On March 4-5, 2023, the country’s president made a trip on the Bucharest – Sibiu – Tokyo Haneda route with this plane. Since the autonomy of the plane is not enough for a non-stop flight from Sibiu to the capital of Japan, the pilots refueled. stop in Baku (Azerbaijan). The duration of the flight between Bucharest and Sibiu was 31 minutes, the flight between Sibiu and Baku was two hours and 48 minutes, and the flight between Baku and Tokyo lasted nine hours,” says the Boarding Pass post.
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