Four days after landing at the Aeroparque military base (BAMA) after traveling to Italy and Switzerland, Javier Milei will embark on another European tour. Next Thursday, like this, He will leave for Spain and then visit Germany and the Czech Republic.
Although in all his stops he will receive distinctions for his libertarian militancy, in the last two he would meet with the dignitaries of said countries. According to sources from the aeronautical market consulted, The cost of the journey for all reasons would reach US$600 thousand dollars.
On his excursion through the Iberian Peninsula last May, in which a diplomatic conflict broke out due to the crossings he had with the prime minister Pedro Sanchezthe President himself had confirmed that the Friday, June 21, he would be in Madrid to receive the prize from the Juan de Mariana Institute “for his defense of the ideas of freedom.”
As this newspaper was able to find out, the head of state and a small delegation will board the ARG-01 next Thursday bound for the Torrejón airport, on the outskirts of the Spanish capital. On Saturday the 22nd, meanwhile, the official delegation will travel to the German city of Hamburg and hours later to the capital Berlin.
In Hamburg, the President will receive the Hayek medal, which is conferred by the liberal association of the same name. And in the German capital, meanwhile, on Monday the 23rd he would hold a bilateral meeting with the chancellor Olaf Scholz.
That same night the president and his companions will board the presidential plane again to travel to Prague. According to official sources consulted, Milei will receive the prize awarded annually by the Liberal Institute of the Czech Republic “for his contribution to the development of liberal thought.” He would later take advantage of his stay in that capital to meet with his counterpart, Petr Pavel, and with the prime minister, Petr Fiala.
During the night of next Monday, meanwhile, the delegation plans to return to Argentina: it is expected to arrive at the Aeroparque Military sector next Tuesday at 6.
In fact, this Thursday’s excursion will be Milei’s ninth tour abroad, which far exceeds his visits to the interior of the country. And it arrives in the midst of controversy over the motivations for most of his foreign trips: particular issues such as the possibility of receiving decorations, presenting their new book or sharing political events with related spaces such as Vox.
Once again the official delegation will travel to the Boeing 757 which, in principle, he had discarded and threatened to sell. But the aircraft has a “major inspection” pending and the airworthiness certificate would expire on June 26.
The General Secretariat of the Presidency, in charge of Karina MileiIn theory, the bidding process should be completed shortly to carry out a comprehensive check that would take about two months. For this reason, the President would be prevented from using the ARG-01 for his next international voyages. It is not easy for the Government to close this obligation either: it is an extremely expensive service, with a cost close to US$ 3 million.
That is why some sources in the aeronautical sector claim that the tender could be withdrawn again – there was a similar process at the beginning of the current administration -, Therefore, the Government should request a new extension or the aircraft would run the risk of “being grounded.”. Today in that situation they are Tango 04a Boeing 737 that could be sold, and two Sikorsky helicopters.
In any case, the Government should move forward with the process in order to avoid hiring recurrently. private flights, more expensive. Milei already He had his first experience when he rented a charter between Miami and Texas to see Elon Musk.
