Question NW3930 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

Reply:

The flight in issue did not depart South Africa for the burial of Queen Elizabeth II in England in 2022. The trip was a Presidential flight from South Africa to Washington DC, USA via Las Palmas for the President to attend the official working visit to the United States of America at the invitation of President Joseph Biden from September 15th to September 17th, 2022.

The flight then departed from Washington DC on the 18th of September 2022, bound for London, United Kingdom for the President to attend the State Funeral and Burial of Queen Elizabeth II.

After the State Funeral, the aircraft left London bound for South Africa on the 19th of September 2022. The catering fee covers all legs flown by the aircraft.

It should be noted that the South African Airforce (SAAF) is invoiced and billed for all onboard catering needs and requirements for all legs flown by the aircraft and are covered by the catering price.

Furthermore, the London leg was scheduled on short notice, which contributed to price increases. External flight destinations charge all catering charges in foreign currency, which influences the pricing. It must be stated that the SAAF gets billed for catering even if the trip's destination changes.

a) NThe VIP’s on board was 13 and 8 crew members and names are kept at AFB Waterkloof Movement as per established procedures. Please see Table 1 attached with names of passengers onboard the Presidential Jet

B) Please see attached expenditure.

 

a)There is no law or policy that prohibits the South African Air Force from disclosing the names of persons traveling in a state aircraft, however names are withheld when it is deemed necessary due to the confidential nature of military operations. The passengers were as depicted in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Passengers onboard the Presidential BBJ

Rank	Surname and Initials
PRES	RAMAPHOSA M.C
COL	CHAKALE J.M
WO	MABUSELA L.D
DR	SELOMA P.S
MEDIC	DUMA S.M
MS	SINGNH R.
MS	GELEBA A.
MR	MAGWENYA V.
MR	MTHEMBU R.X
MS	NKOSI M.
MR	KOORNHOF G.W
MS	CAROLUS D.
MS	MAPETSHANA N.
MR	MMUTLE J.

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