Public Observers Calculate Obama Spending

Travel expenses for a family holiday in the US President of Hawaii during the Christmas holidays in 2014 were more than three and a half million dollars.

According to information received by activists from the US Department of the Air Force, one hour of flight of a presidential airliner costs more than 206 thousand dollars. Thus, the 18 hours spent by the presidential couple on the flight to Hawaii and back cost US taxpayers $ 3672798 and 60 cents. For comparison, the Judicial Watch reminds how much the average American family spends on Christmas — a little over 4,5 thousand dollars. In just the past three years, the transportation costs of the Obama family's Christmas holiday have amounted to 15,5 million dollars.

As Judicial Watch head Tom Fitton said, “The Obama family is traveling uncontrollably.” “They're using Air Force One like a taxi, and President Obama seems oblivious to the burden he's putting on Americans with his continuous vacations and vacations at taxpayer expense,” Fitton added.

At the moment, the President of the United States has two Boeing 747-200B, equipped with secure and unprotected telephone and computer communication systems. Aircraft can be used as a mobile command center in the event of a nuclear conflict, they are equipped with devices to suppress missile guidance systems. The Presidential Air Force is operated by the 89 Air Wing, deployed at Andrews, Maryland, near Washington. These "Boeings" are going to be replaced because of their inefficiency. In January, 2015, it was announced that the new Boeing 747-8 airliner would be the new “board number one”.