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National Sunday 19 February 2012 - 08:12

Gonzi uses AFM plane to join EPP meeting

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi made use of an airplane belonging to the Armed Forces of Malta to reach a meeting of the European People's Party held in Sicily in May.

A Hawker Beechcraft King Air, the plane used by PN leader Lawrence Gonzi to reach a political meeting in Sicily.

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi made use of a Malta Armed Forces airplane in his capacity as Nationalist Party leader.]. The plane is exclusively used by the AFM in its search and rescue missions. Gonzi made use of the plane in May to reach a meeting of the European People's Party held in Palermo, Sicily.

This information was confirmed by the Office of the Prime Minister. The plane used was a Hawker Beechcraft King Air, which was acquired only a month earlier for €9.6 million, as part of the EU programmed External Borders.

On 5 April, at the presentation ceremony for the airplane, the AFM chief Martin Xuereb said that the arrival of plane coincides with the delicate times in regards to migration in the Mediterranean.

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  • 8 Comments
Posted by: Rummienu — 23/02/2012 09:28:13
Two days to go for the greatest event of this year . A one horse race is being held on Saturday 25 th February 2012 at the P.N.Headquarters also known as id-Dar Centrali in Pieta. Results will be known in a short time due to the shortage of suitable competitors. Pieta,pieta,pieta,che buffonata. Pieta,pieta,pieta,e'un gran cazzata.
Posted by: Rummienu — 21/02/2012 17:31:18
gborgos7 , tidher li ma tafx tiddistingwi bejn dak li hu tal-partit u dak li hu tal-gvern. Li kieku il-Prim Ministru mar fil-kapacita' ta' Prim Ministru u ghalek bhala kap tal-gvern kien ikollu kull dritt li juza dan l-ajruplan . Imma la mar fil-kapacita' ta' kap tal-partit Nazzjonalista ma kellu ebda dritt li juza dan l-ajruplan . Dan mhux propjeta' tal-partit Nazzjonalista u ghalek ma kellu ebda dritt li juzah. Din mhi xejn hlief arroganza , stil GonziPN.
Posted by: gborgos7 — 20/02/2012 08:57:40
Why? Is there a problem with our hard-working PM making use of this tranport facility in his capacity as PN Supremo? Mhux hekk xieraq jew. Gonzi forever!
Posted by: furjaniz — 20/02/2012 08:50:48
E io pago
Posted by: rcasha — 19/02/2012 18:44:36
Can I borrow an ambulance to get to the office tomorrow?
Posted by: Rummienu — 19/02/2012 18:01:34
Jekk il Prim Ministru mar Palermo fil-kapacita ta' Kap tal-Partit , ma kellu ebda dritt li jaghmel uzu min dan l-ajruplan. Dan mhux propjeta' tal-partit Nazzjonalista. Dan propjeta' tal-poplu Malti. Qed taraw kemm jafu jiddistingwu bejn Gvern u Partit. Kollox jghaddi u tajjeb ghal dawn in-Nazzjonalisti. Ja poplu ,kemm ser iddum cuc.
Posted by: franco — 19/02/2012 14:53:49
Wow ........... what a classy PM, must have felt 9 feet tall as he alighted from tha aircraft to the delight of the journalists on hand, or there wasn't anybody there?
Posted by: man in the street — 19/02/2012 11:59:36
The AFM is the responsibility of OPM not of the PN. It is expected - and perhaps a PQ is made in this regard - to see if OPM intends to bill the PN for the trip, at commercial rates, of course, which takes into account fuel, salaries for air and ground crews, wear & tear, and some profit for AFM itself. And another PQ some weeks later to see if the bill has been paid.