Wandering Off Topic

[pegasus]

I don't know whose Hawker jet that was, Pegasus as the owner wanted to remain anonymous. Have I missed something?

And I thought you had read KM's book Misty. An excellent and honest source.

[pegasus]

Given this sort of expenditure....http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/7302/Blair-takes-189-000-private-jet-to-U-S-on-his-farewell-tour.......chartering a Hawker for the McCanns would be loose change.

Thankyou Misty. it seems this ridiculously expensive round-trip was: outbound early Wed 16 May 2007 and return late Thu 17 May 2007 is that right?

[misty]

And I thought you had read KM's book Misty. An excellent and honest source.

I'm still none the wiser. Who was the fractional owner of the chartered Hawker?

[pegasus]

I'm still none the wiser. Who was the fractional owner of the chartered Hawker?

It wasn't a fractional owner it was a director Misty p171

[misty]

Thankyou Misty. it seems this ridiculously expensive round-trip was: outbound early Wed 16 May 2007 and return late Thu 17 May 2007 is that right?

It would seem so. On 14th May 2007 he was still flitting around in the UK. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/7061/Blair-swans-around-in-helicopter

I have absolutely no recollection of him visiting my town!

[pegasus]

It looks blank to me... (snip)

Row 10 column 2 is blank because someone did not want you to read it Robbity.
BTW it's exactly the same number as row 14 column 2.
Source = KM book

[mercury]

Pegasus/misty
Can you tell the rest of us what youre talking about, so we can join in

[pegasus]

Pegasus/misty
Can you tell the rest of us what youre talking about, so we can join in

It's about who provided free private jets Merc, and more important who asked them to do so.
A private jet was provided for the trip to the Vatican.
A private jet was provided for the 3 leg Berlin Amsterdam trip.
A private jet was going to be provided for the trip to Morocco, but seems provider changed mind so they only got an old prop plane.

[misty]

It wasn't a fractional owner it was a director Misty p171

Must have been the one with the interesting Portuguese name.

[mercury]

It's about who provided free private jets Merc, and who asked them to do so.

I got that bit thanks
I couldnt make anything of the rest of it and if it means anything
16/17 May as far as we know , is only relevant for setting up the fund/press conference on it

Anyway, will let you get on with it without interruption
but sometimes you assume all readers know what youre talking about with initials being used for people and references to the file pages with no links etc

so, it seems TB DC AP JC and ZA and GAGA all had a vested interest

 

[pegasus]

Must have been the one with the interesting Portuguese name.

Possibly Misty but doesn't really matter which - I'm only interested in who in the UK asked them to.
BTW the FCO sometimes charters private jets.

[misty]

I got that bit thanks
I couldnt make anything of the rest of it and if it means anything
16/17 May as far as we know , is only relevant for setting up the fund/press conference on it

Anyway, will let you get on with it without interruption
but sometimes you assume all readers know what youre talking about with initials being used for people and references to the file pages with no links etc

so, it seems TB DC AP JC and ZA and GAGA all had a vested interest

 

We just assume the other readers are intelligent enough to work it out, Merc. 

[mercury]

We just assume the other readers are intelligent enough to work it out, Merc. 

Only those who have poured over the files in minute detail though

Anyway off for the night

[misty]

Possibly Misty but doesn't really matter which - I'm only interested in who in the UK asked them to.
BTW the FCO sometimes charters private jets.

Well, I think we can safely say it wasn't GB.
https://www.modernghana.com/news/161263/uk-cancels-plan-for-presidential-jets.html

Lots of Gov interest in the fleet
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2008-01-21/netjets-has-dibs-most-northolt-slots

Does it have to be from the UK? Netjets Europe is based in Lisbon.

BTW Yes, I did read the book - about 5 years ago. I just don't have a photographic memory & I wasn't in the same room as the book last night!

[pegasus]

(snip) ... Does it have to be from the UK? ... (snip)

IMO the suggestions (to various people that they might assist by offering free jets) came from London.