What a joke no news is! No mention of the large amounts of money that Qantas donates to charity every year.
Pathetic journalism once again.
THE Federal Government will be asked to foot a $120,000 bill Qantas charged for a charter flight to send 120 New South Wales police to New Zealand to help with the earthquake recovery.
The NSW officers were flown to Christchurch yesterday morning on a 737 plane, essentially costing $1000 a person.
A police spokesman said the force footed the bill but would ask the Federal Government to reimburse it.
"The NSW Police Force's main focus was being able to get to the disaster zone as quickly as possible and we are grateful that Qantas was able to provide an unscheduled flight," the spokesman said.
"We are applying to the Federal Government to get the money refunded."
A Qantas spokesman said the $120,000 bill was significantly less than normal charter flights.
Victorian Police also chartered a Qantas plane to send their officers.
"We are not able to disclose the details of the charter arrangements we have with the NSW and Victorian police services," he said.
"Their requirements were logistically complex and included significant freight uplift.
"The rates we have charged for those charters are significantly less than our normal commercial charter rates."
The flights arrived in Christchurch yesterday afternoon to cheers from the crowds at the airport and went straight to work, to help ease the pressure on local New Zealand officers. The first of the Australian police were immediately sworn in to help deal with policing the city.
The NSW contingent included 10 disaster victim identification experts and general duties officers who will assist in patrols, traffic duties and local police duties.
Pathetic journalism once again.
THE Federal Government will be asked to foot a $120,000 bill Qantas charged for a charter flight to send 120 New South Wales police to New Zealand to help with the earthquake recovery.
The NSW officers were flown to Christchurch yesterday morning on a 737 plane, essentially costing $1000 a person.
A police spokesman said the force footed the bill but would ask the Federal Government to reimburse it.
"The NSW Police Force's main focus was being able to get to the disaster zone as quickly as possible and we are grateful that Qantas was able to provide an unscheduled flight," the spokesman said.
"We are applying to the Federal Government to get the money refunded."
A Qantas spokesman said the $120,000 bill was significantly less than normal charter flights.
Victorian Police also chartered a Qantas plane to send their officers.
"We are not able to disclose the details of the charter arrangements we have with the NSW and Victorian police services," he said.
"Their requirements were logistically complex and included significant freight uplift.
"The rates we have charged for those charters are significantly less than our normal commercial charter rates."
The flights arrived in Christchurch yesterday afternoon to cheers from the crowds at the airport and went straight to work, to help ease the pressure on local New Zealand officers. The first of the Australian police were immediately sworn in to help deal with policing the city.
The NSW contingent included 10 disaster victim identification experts and general duties officers who will assist in patrols, traffic duties and local police duties.