- by foxnews
- 12 Jan 2025
Craig Kelly is being investigated for billing taxpayers to fly to anti-vaccine mandate, anti-lockdown rallies in Melbourne, internal records show.
The rallies were also used to protest Covid vaccination generally, particularly for children, and vaccine passports.
Kelly said he had kept his costs down by flying economy to Melbourne and returning on the same day.
It is unclear how much Kelly charged taxpayers for the flights and Comcar. Ipea is yet to publicly release data for the last quarter of 2021 and the internal records do not show how much the flights cost.
Airline performance in the U.S. has recently come under scrutiny as major carriers and regional operators face widespread cancellations and delays, leaving passengers frustrated and travel plans disrupted. Delta Airlines recorded the highest number of cancellations, with 357 flights canceled (12%) and 561 delays (20%), while American Airlines followed with 176 cancellations (5%) and 456 delays (15%).
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