The thread relates to cost of State versus charter aircraft.
The trip is to aid a former senator in a role where country is not represented.
The State claim a cost of $4k per hour as if this is the only cost.
The public are entitled to know the actual cost (including crew wages and back office ect ) and also the comparative value of the flight were it made with a charter company, because there is indeed questions relating to the value of this help bestowed on a private job seeker.
They are currently heading from Columbia toward the USA.
Mjb