Visionary Bainimamara Reveals Plan to Counter High Air Travel Costs

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One of the most hyped up press conferences of this season from the interim government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama came to a conclusion this evening at the Attorney Generals chamber with a ‘on your face’ response that is bound to send the critics of the interim government on a long hibernation.

The interim government facing severe criticisms from bloggers and public alike due to the international adventures of its globe trotting ministers on first class or business class seats announced an immediate moratorium on all government officials, ministers included from traveling on first or business class on commercial airlines. 

Instead, the interim government would purchase its own airplane in a similar tradition to the one used by United States President, Air Force One, the spokesperson announced. He further revealed that the new airplane to be bought would be a Boeing Business Jet in the BBJ2 series and would come at a cost of US $47 Million. 

“We also had the option of purchasing the high end model which would have cost us around US $300 Million. But ladies and gentleman the purpose of buying the jet was primarily to save our tax payers hard earned dollars which would have been otherwise diverted into paying for the government officials business or first class seats. So thanks to the dexterous solution from our Prime Minister who not only proposed that we buy the jet but more importantly buy the cheaper one. Now don’t jump to conclusions, the savings would come in the long term which again is a fine example of our dear leader’s great vision,” the spokesperson told the journalists and reporters with a tinge of satisfaction.

Before concluding the press conference, the spokesperson told the journalists and reporters that the interim government was forever mindful of its tax payers concern and would do its utmost best to cut down on its opulence wherever it could and the purchasing of the jet was a fine example of the new austerity measures being implemented. 

In other news, a report in the Like Bainimarama Gives a Fuck magazine stated that the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles had expressed concerns that Fiji was showing no sign of moving towards democracy.