£1mn monthly bill for pilots

Britain is spending £1.3mn a month on accommodation for 1,000 service personnel in Italy while they conduct air strikes on Libya, official figures showed yesterday. The Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots and their support crews are deployed in four different parts of Italy as part of the Nato campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. Accommodation costs have averaged £1,315,000 a month since the bombing raids began in March, the ministry of defence said. Some £1.1mn a month is going on accommodation for personnel at the Gioia del Colle airbase in southeast Italy, where the RAF Tornado and Typhoon fighter jets are stationed. The defene ministry said in April that it was considering alternative accommodation at Gioia del Colle.

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By nomerci• 9 Aug 2011 14:00

I just love British humour! ;)

By britexpat• 8 Aug 2011 09:40

Rating: 5/5

Its all relative and dependent on the armed forces.. The Pilots have it better than the army.

I remember during the first Gulf War, the Brits were shipped from Germany to Saudi still in their camoflage greens, rather than the desert kit. The Major suggested that the best option when attacked from above would be to huddle together and pretend to be an oasis :O)

By pennie• 8 Aug 2011 09:24

Rating: 4/5

That's nothing compared to what the Qatari pilots are getting....and theirs goes straight into their own pockets,on top of their,already large,salaries.

By worldwild• 8 Aug 2011 08:57

its for a cause...terrorism and dictatorship should be wiped off from earth..!

By anonymous• 8 Aug 2011 08:42

Rating: 4/5

1.300 pounds per month per person is quite cheap compared to rents in Qatar!

By britexpat• 8 Aug 2011 08:33

Rating: 5/5

It costs money to achieve your objectives. In the overall scheme of things, the cost is not too great.

By _showaib_• 8 Aug 2011 01:25

No words to say...al understand about this....

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