How much would a Private Jet Cost

What does it cost to get the Secretary of State to go?

Johnson said this weekend that he "probably" needs a jet to help him fulfill the Foreign Minister's responsibilities. However, would the so-called "JumBoJo Jet" be good value for your investment? What does it cost to get the Secretary of State to go? Mr President, we have asked the Federal Foreign Office for information on how much it will cost to take Mr Johnson around the globe.

The Federal Foreign Office's figures show that Mr Johnson made more than 50 foreign journeys last year - about half of them using the Royal Air Force's service, which then charges the Federal Foreign Office for the outlay. Johnson used some 16 tours in 2017 by fully or partially using airline companies for his travels.

There is no full breakdown of the cost of all these journeys. However, we know that the journeys during which Mr Johnson only used the RAF's service cost the Foreign Office an estimated 4,266 pounds on eight. Statistics also contain information on how much was expended on Mr Johnson's entire journey, covering accommodations, food and flight costs.

For example, we know that 3,831 was spend on Mr. Johnson's brief visit to New York in April last year. From this we assume that the Ministry of External Affairs has spend a good 19,000 on the journey. Using the available information, we estimates that Mr Johnson's division last year invested a whopping £350,000 in his overseas outings.

What would a private jet cost? Would a private jet be a better use of government funds? Mr. Johnson's most inexpensive private aircraft available - the Cirrus Vision Jet - could be for just $1.96 million (£1.5 million). You then have running expenses for fuels, crews and servicing, which amount to 155,000 dollars a year (about 120,000 pounds).

Then there are the operating expenses, which would amount to just under 900,000 per year for 400 flight hour. More than ten years, inclusive of acquisition cost, even this relatively small aircraft would cost taxpayers £14.2 million. There is room for 14 people, but there are charges. Something over 7. 1 million to be exact, plus current cost of £1. 4 million a year.

It would cost about 20 in a ten year period. Born Johnson has proposed that he might need his own aircraft because the RAF jet he has direct contact with is often in use. According to the best available information, we currently estimates that the Federal Foreign Office is spending about 350,000 a year on Mr Johnson's flights.

One of the lowest available private jets would cost £1.5 million. Yearly operating cost would be around £120,000. However, it is very small and would not have the coverage that Mr Johnson needs to achieve important goals around the globe. An nine-seat Learjet would cost 5.25 million pounds and just under 900,000 pounds a year to service.

An Embraer Legacy 14-seater aircraft comes in at 7. 1 million to buy and will cost 1. 4 million pounds to wait a year. The cost of servicing one of these aircraft would even be twice or three times higher than Mr Johnson's present travelling expenses, not to mention the cost of buying the aircraft.

There is no way we can see how Boris Johnson could get his own airplane as foreign minister without sharply raising the amount the tax payer is spending on his overseas trip.