Out of interest, a recent estimate of the cost of the SARF was circa £50 million per annum; offset against that are treasury level cross-subsidies because DtR don't have to pay to provide the military flights. As far as the RAF is concerned, it would cost almost that much to buy all the good
PR and media exposure that the SARF brings so it really doesn't cost more than a couple of premier league footballers a year - and we don't spit, swear or fall over pretending to be hurt
