Originally Posted by
airsound
Living near Brize, and often seeing Vespina, the RAF'S brightly coloured VIP Voyager, I assumed she was being used to get the Prime Minister et al to and from India for the G20. But no, it seems that the Titan Airways A321 (in the same colour scheme) is being used. And the strange thing about that is that they had to route via Dubai, in both directions, stopping for about 80 mins.
Anyone any idea why they wouldn't choose direct flights when there's an aircraft specifically for that sort of jaunt?
airsound
It was a deliberate move to incite pprune outrage.
Seems like the mission was a complete success.