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Obama brings two fuel-guzzling planes to serve as Air Force One in Argentina
Photo by: Ivan Fernandez
U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, wave from the door of Air Force One, as they depart from the International Buenos Aires airport on their way to the resort town of Bariloche, Argentina, Thursday, March 24, 2016. Obama is closing his two-day visit to Argentina by spending the afternoon with his family in Bariloche, a picturesque city in southern Argentina, before departing for Washington. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez)
- The Washington Times - Thursday, March 24, 2016
President Obama along a second, smaller Air Force One for his family to enjoy a day of sightseeing in Argentina on Thursday.
After dancing the tango at a state dinner in Buenos Aires Wednesday evening, the president and first lady Michelle Obama took their daughters to board the aircraft of government colloquially known as the "baby" Air Force One on Thursday to travel to the picturesque town of Bariloche in southern Argentina. It is a Boeing 757 used when traveling to places where the runway is too short for the first Air Force One.
More Air Force One, a 747-200, was parked next to the small plane at the airport in Buenos Aires, the pool of reporters traveling with the president. It costs about $ 206,000 per hour to fly the plane largest, which is expected the president to use for the flight back to Washington 10-plus hour late Thursday night.
It’s common for the government to have a backup plane available when the president travels, although not often for a family sightseeing excursion.
Bariloche is a lakeside resort town nestled in the foothills of the Andes mountains, famous for its chocolates and Swiss-style architecture.
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After dancing the tango at a state dinner in Buenos Aires Wednesday evening, the president and first lady Michelle Obama took their daughters to board the aircraft of government colloquially known as the "baby" Air Force One on Thursday to travel to the picturesque town of Bariloche in southern Argentina. It is a Boeing 757 used when traveling to places where the runway is too short for the first Air Force One.
More Air Force One, a 747-200, was parked next to the small plane at the airport in Buenos Aires, the pool of reporters traveling with the president. It costs about $ 206,000 per hour to fly the plane largest, which is expected the president to use for the flight back to Washington 10-plus hour late Thursday night.
It’s common for the government to have a backup plane available when the president travels, although not often for a family sightseeing excursion.
Bariloche is a lakeside resort town nestled in the foothills of the Andes mountains, famous for its chocolates and Swiss-style architecture.
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