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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEach Flight Carries 80 Immigrants
11 million divided by 80 =
137,500 flights
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colombia-deportation-flights-trump-retaliation/
Silent Type
(7,880 posts)Gonna take a long time to get them all, and thats assuming trumps henchmen stop all entry.
Military Transport is not cheap. This is also why countries are refusing to take the immigrants because they don't want US military planes in thier airspace. They are fine with the immigrants being returned via commercial flights but Trump wants to make a show of force.
LisaL
(46,910 posts)NT
Making it about $137 billion with a b.
EarthFirst
(3,333 posts)each military transport is $835,000 -is that accurate?
Renew Deal
(83,394 posts)EarthFirst
(3,333 posts)The figure was based on the 12 hour round trip flight (for 80 passengers) on the FY23 hourly operating costs of a C-130E at $68,000 and $71,000 per flight hour -or $816,000 and $852,000 for one twelve hour flight.
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/rates/fy2023/2023_b_c.pdf
Renew Deal
(83,394 posts)bluestarone
(18,585 posts)Increased fuel costs for ua ALL Be ready
republianmushroom
(18,608 posts)Mountainguy
(1,209 posts)Expensive and ineffective.
uponit7771
(92,231 posts)JCMach1
(28,237 posts)Pocket change and we cut costs in half