UK climate change department takes over 3000 flights at a cost of over £1.3m

The Commmentator
"The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has spent over £1.3 million on 3,114 domestic and international flights between 2010 and 2012, according to information obtained from a freedom of information request. In 2010/2011, the DECC spent £658,422.52 and in 2011/2012, the department spent a further £683,287.20 on travel. The most expensive flight taken was in 2011/2012 from London to Tokyo at a whopping cost of £6,402.13. The second most expensive was a trip to Cape Town from London, £5,395 and the third most expensive flight was £5,156 from London to Santiago. A current first class ticket to Tokyo from London with British Airways is £6,674.00. The most expensive flight in 2010/2011 was from London to Cancun (£5,791.50) where it is thought that government officials attended the 'conference of the parties', otherwise known as the climate change conference where many activists also travelled to by plane."