Trenton, NJ – Helicopter Flight For NJ Gov Costs $2,500 An Hour

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    In this In this May 31, 2011 photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, exits a state helicopter to attend his son's high school baseball game in Montvale, N.J. State police say it costs $2,500 an hour to fly a state helicopter, but that flying Christie to his son's high school baseball game didn’t cost taxpayers anything extra. (AP Photo/PATCH.com, Christopher Costa)Trenton, NJ – New Jersey State Police officials say it costs $2,500 an hour to fly in their helicopter, but that ferrying Gov. Chris Christie to his son’s high school baseball game didn’t cost taxpayers anything extra.

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    In a statement, State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes says Christie has been aboard state police helicopters 35 times since taking office.

    Fuentes didn’t say which, if any, of the trips were personal or political in nature and whether the governor has ever reimbursed the state for taking the trips.

    After the game, Christie had a dinner at the governor’s mansion in Princeton with a delegation of campaign donors from Iowa who tried to convince him to run for president.

    A Christie spokesman says the helicopter is used occasionally “as the schedule demands” but says the governor has been judicious in its use.

    In this May 31, 2011 photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, walks toward playing fields after exiting a state helicopter to attend his son's high school baseball game in Montvale, N.J. State police say it costs $2,500 an hour to fly a state helicopter, but that flying Christie to his son's high school baseball game didn’t cost taxpayers anything extra. (AP Photo/PATCH.com, Christopher Costa) MANDATORY CREDIT


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    12 years ago

    Why does he need such a big helicopter for?
    Buy him a cheap bubble cockpit helicopter.

    ComeOn
    ComeOn
    12 years ago

    Score:
    Obama: 70 Rounds of Golf
    Christie: 35 Helicopter Rides, some on Official Business.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    How could flying him by helicopter to his son’s baseball game not cost anything “extra”. It doesn’t cost $2500/hour to drive him in a limo. Also, all the extra fuel to fly this svelte governor also adds up. He should set an example and bike to his appointments. He needs the exercise and he could save the state tens of thousands of dollars.

    oyvay
    oyvay
    12 years ago

    notice there is no talk of Obama taking 500 of his friends to the UK, or about Weiner’s wiener, the media only goes after Republicans.

    think
    think
    12 years ago

    And Obamas Golf cost over 150K a game and IT IS from taxpayers money,
    Its ridiculous how bias and liberal the mainstream media is…