FOIA News: Here's how much it costs to fly Obama from Maryland to Miami and back
Here's how much it costs to fly Obama from Maryland to Miami and back
By Amanda Macias, Business Insider, June 25, 2015
America's "flying Oval Office" costs taxpayers $206,337 every hour it is in flight, according to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) letter obtained by the nonprofit Judicial Watch.
And according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch, the "most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date," flew President Obama from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to Miami and back (a total of 4.2 hours) on Wednesday, April 22, for $866,615.40.
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Judicial Watch documents here.