Tories flying planes empty

Alberta's taxpayer-funded aircraft fleet flew empty about 230 times in 2008. The planes logged more than 65,000 kilometres without passengers, the equivalent of flying around the world one and a half times.

Alberta government flight manifests, available online, show the four aircraft continue to rack up so-called "deadhead," or empty flights, while ferrying cabinet ministers, MLAs and the lieutenant-governor around the province. While the numbers are down from 333 in...

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