Labor wants PM's VIP jet dispatched to pick up Australians stranded abroad

Labor is calling on the Government to use VIP Air Force jets to ferry home thousands of Australians stuck overseas and facing the prospect of waiting months to return.The Government says the problem is spaces in hotel quarantine, not on commercial flightsThe ABF Commissioner says he expects commercial flights to increase if hotel quarantine beds are increased

"The Prime Minister can do something more immediate with the aircraft directly at his disposal," he said."Scott Morrison uses one of the fleet. That can carry 100 passengers. The Governor-General has the other large aircraft, and there are a number of smaller aircraft. He said the current cap on hotel quarantine, which was set by agreement of National Cabinet, meant about 12,000 beds were available at any one time.

Labour has always the best ideas. There is so many jest available, no let's pick up them holidaymakers with the priministers jet.

There's no room on his VIP jet, it's kitted out with pews and an altar where he sacrifices virgins to the cause

What about Qantas coming to the party withADF supervision ... job done!

Anthony and his mates showing they have no idea - States limiting the numbers through the limits the States place on numbers they will have in quarantine. It is not the planes to get them here that is the limiting factor .

Pointless, there are flights, there are not enough hotels.

MSMWatchdog2013 Good idea - you DON'T need it ScottMorrisonMP 'Where the bloody hell are you?'

MSMWatchdog2013 What’s good enough for Bronwyn Bishop is good enough for stranded Aussies.

Hey Labor worry about all the elders dieing in Victoria before you worry about people that are over seas ...you fools..it's your stupid State Governments screwing our country up.

It’s not a lack of planes that’s the problem, it’s State Premiers throttling the number of arrivals. Namely VIC and QLD, when I last checked they were ALP governments.

Whenever I see her I always look to see what’s she’s doing with her hands.

😂

That's the way should be.

Then ScottMorrisonMP shot that down.. probably because he didn't come up with the idea

bsadams25 The look of superiority on the wife of Morrison says it all.

The States are setting the limits on the numbers on admissions to quarantine- not the Feds . Nothing to do with Scomo, he is just saying they must quarantine.

Do you really think ScoMo would let the hoi poloi into shark one, get a grip there is a special world for the entitled

What a dumb response from them. It's a puddle jumper that can't carry alot of people.

Please don’t bring them to Victoria. Our government couldn’t organise a root in a brothel.

Previous years market value fares could be used to reimburse for some cost incurred for this transport by those who would use this service if such a service is used to bring back Aust citizens. AlboMP

ElaineM11584892 Whose jet?

WHO is going to Coordinate This push by the ABC Labor Greens & other Idiots The planes and internal transport and foreign government laws and rules of Covid-19 Just look a some of the BAD coordination efforts by our politicians and bureaucrats in the last 20years - NOT GOOD !

I think this is a brilliant idea. It has been months an ScottyFromMarketing and Dutton still don’t have a plan.

LNPCrimeFamily demanded a plan to bring Vic out of lockdown. Surely it is only right that Australia expect its government to have a plan to bring back stranded Australians. 2 week quarantine on Christmas Island in the $180 million accom house one family.

Makes sense. We did pay a quarter of a billion dollars on the upgrade. I think this is a wonderful idea.

Do we not have a whole Air force we pay for? you know... for .. Air forcey stuff.. like this?

Great idea

Labor having to help Mr.Humanity with ideas ffs to busy rorting taxpayer cash for his fossil fuel mates

What? Are you joking? Actually put the bloody expensive fort to a good use? Never happen... There'll be some excuse that blames Premieres Andrews & Palaszczuk...

We expect a few million overseas visitors in a normal year. I am sure we can find room for 25,000

Qantas have a380's sitting idle. They should have been requisitioned to collect people

Bring them back to Queensland for Quarantine!

Excellent idea, what a fantastic gesture from our PM that would be.

They are completely misunderstanding the issue - Plenty of commercial planes already flying or willing to fly but Australia has very low limits on number of international arrivals from any source/airline - States must agree to accept more quarantine or problem will never be fixed

Something has to be done,they are stranded Australians. I understand others paid a lot but they are in dire straights with NO way home. PM,please allow them the way you have access to grant the use of your plane-for MANY

Is this a bill shorten bird brain idea? 🙄

Its sad that Jenny Morris gave up her singing career to marry him.

As if he wants to share it with commoners.

Misery guts shark one will most probably remain park one. Not a leaders boot lace👍

Good idea, I posted it here 2 weeks ago. Our K-30 tankers have finished their tasks in ME and have returned home. These hold 100+ pax plus some cargo. We have 7 of them, we could make hole in that number of AU people trying to return home. Qantas has few idle o'seas aircraft too!

'I don't loan a jet, mate'

What a great idea💡 Lucky our PM is such a good Christian, who thinks of others before himself...

YESSS! Shark One incoming on runway 5!

A very sensible suggestion. We pay for the plane in our taxes, it should be used for the common good.

By the time they sort it we will all be vaccinated!

Just put a decent quarantine system in place and open the bloody borders. It’s pretty simple really.

So do I.

I don’t think he is a sharer.

Great idea; people can’t get home because of exorbitant fares - bring them home on taxpayer funded jets

This problem of stranded Aussies is fixable by the Federal Government. They just don’t care to fix it. They’ll find an excuse for any solution suggested and will never explore a solution of their own.

FFS use Jetstar

HA!

Yes

They should just fly economy... They barely do anything to deserve a jet, two homes (wanting three), 600k per year, pension for life, staff and office... and a future corporate consulting fee worth millions as a reward for being pro big corporate and not people.

Judith54Nunn Does the PM own it?

Send a fleet of Herbs

NickTrebla We should bring them home (with quarantine), but how much would that option cost? Taxpayers have already paid a lot of money to keep QANTAS alive, surely they can earn their keep.

Why Not? Scatmapants rejected Funding a Heavy Aerial Fleet in 2017 (as Treasurer) that could have stopped the Clyde Fire before it broke out on it's Kill & Destroy Spree! $250 Million on SharkShit1 1st Class Lie Flat Seats! Seven Needlessly Dead!

Originally about $200 Million we then spent another $250 Million so it could have 100 Lay Flat 1st Class Seats so why not? What was spent on SharkShit One would have paid for Five Heavy Aerial Tankers!

Yes. Also plenty of Qantas and Virgin planes sitting around collecting dust. 🤔

That’s why we have QANTAS . Pay them to bring people home ( aussies) . I am happy for this to happen .

Bloody brilliant idea 💡

Spot on. The jet is taxpayer funded and it does not belong to some politician

Makes sense to me. Getting Australians home is just a matter of will.

The pathetic ultra left asking for idiotic things. The private jet of the PM is not an airliner and the cost of using it would be similar if not more expensive than using a commercial carrier. Ignorance is the constant with Labor/Greens. auspol

Good idea why not it’s taxpayers plane

LyndaFrench19 And why not ? we’re all in this together aren’t we ?

Would these flights accept Opal Card Albo ? Ding

Send VIP Jet to pick them up, and drop them at Detention camps according to WA Premier. Labor could not be more ridiculous if they tired. auspoI

I am ok with that, but they all pay $3000 upfront for hotel quarantine.

Cheap talk Albo

Dear God no!!!!! AustralianLabor that would be a VAAAAAST waste of money of BIBLICAL proportions. Just charter a few damned Jumbo's for crying out loud. There is plenty sitting about just now. Christ on the cross it is not that hard. 20,000 people is 100 flights 200 each.

As if that's going to happen. There's no way that Scotty would let his precious personal (tax payer funded) plane pick up 'riff raff'.

Labour are a pack of lying twits they will say and do anything to get into power,these so called Australians,most with foreign sounding names and thick accents and holding duel passports had plenty of time to return to Australia.they are truly not real Australians,

Yea why not! I reckon he would if it was Brian Houston or his QAnon mates.

Jen dying to make the White Power symbol!

Give Qantas the job

AlboMP oh Albo, really? Is this the best policy Labor can come up with in the current situation? Seriously enough of the freeloaders 🙄

I’m sure a few Qantas planes will suffice.

What is Labor's plan for quarantining all those returnees at once? I have no issue with actively bringing them home, hell, the RAAF has a number of suitable aircraft. But they need to serve quarantine somewhere secure.

No boi. That ones reserved for my cocktails.

Be a better use for it!

Labor hey? remember when they used to be a political force in Australia LOL pathetic

If Morrison has any compassion he would use the taxpayers Jet to get stranded Aussie’s

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaa

but how will morrison be able to have family time in Hawaii?

Labor's past history regarding VIP aircraft is far more tarnished. Keating's abuse of this perk saw many antiques being transported back to AUS on flights that just happen to be routed to Europe.

Wouldnt we be better contracting Qantas to do this?

moolaland Bullshit , I have a staff member coming back to Queensland after a year abroad in Canada , only additional costs were 1K for airfares and the 3K stupid hotel Qld quarantine rubbish , when all they needed to do was check his temp !!!

Maybe ScottMorrisonMP needs it to go to Hawaii again?

There is one stranded Australian , needing to be brought home in particular, Julian Assange. You know, that Australian journalist who broke the secrets, surrounding the US war crimes? Hero, did you say I agree!!

Labor claims the high ground on the environment and then comes up with half cooked ideas that would be extremely environmentally unfriendly and cause a massive carbon footprint for each citizen returned.

How about MORRISON calls Alan Joyce plenty of Qantas planes doing nothing

Meanwhile RAAF C17 transport aircraft sit quietly on the tarmac

Of course they want tax payers to pay .. that’s the Labor way..

That’s great words Albo. Have you completed a cost evaluation of how much tax payers will be forking out to pay for this?

What if he needs to do a Bunnings run?

The VIP jet for taxpayers? 😂 Please note the sarcasm!

i want it to take morrison to china and end the ridiculous costly rhetoric

And which state will quarantine them I ask?

Just penny dreadful stuff, chuck up a major issue

Albo is a moron It is not the flights it is d quarantine capacity The passenger number should be doubled ea flight from 50 to 100 Xmas island has capacity but big jets can not land there

Looks like many multiple flights. Can't even get Qantas to do this ? More PR again.

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