Tony Blair has been spotted globe-trotting in a black and gold jet complete with a state room, lounge and even a kitchen.
The plane is thought to be a top-of-the-range Bombardier Global Express owned by a private businessman which can fly for 13 hours non-stop at 581mph.
It can be rented at a rate of £7,000 an hour, meaning the plane could fly from London to Bangkok - where Mr Blair recently gave a speech - without stopping at a cost of £90,000.
Blair was greeted in Bangkok with protests when it was alleged that the Thai government had paid him £400,000 at attend. The claims have since been denied.
Blair, now multi-millionaire consultant, has also been spotted attending conferences and business engagements in the jet as fair afield as Sardinia and New York state.
Internet plane spotters have also tracked the aircraft to Ukraine, Israel and Switzerland on dates that Blair was due to visit.
Owning a jet has been a longstanding ambition of the former Labour leader who attempted to purchase one at the taxpayer's expense in 2005, until outcry at the £80million costs forced the plan to be shelved.
His high-flying ambitions have since gotten him into trouble when he caught using planes owned by ex-Middle Eastern dictator Colonel Gadaffi between 2008 and 2009. » | Chris Pleasance | Sunday, September 29, 2013
