Gov. Hochul, NY’s biggest climate-change booster, has spent $415K on private jets: ‘It’s very wasteful’

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Posted on 01/04/2025 8:27:57 PM PST by george76

She’s taking a tough line on fossil fuels — except the ones she’s spewing.

Gov. Hochul — who recently approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to pony up $75 billion for carbon emissions allegedly contributing to global warming — has taken at least 30 flights aboard private jets since 2021

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The $415,000 tab was picked up by her campaign committee..

“It’s very wasteful, especially for an elected official. There is no reason why any elected official in New York should be taking a private jet. ..

Hochul flew with two private-airline companies, Zephyr Jets and Apollo Jets, in the last four years. It is unclear what the destinations were, but no flight cost less than $5,000 while her most expensive was trip was billed Jan. 17 for $38,594.00, records show.

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A medium-sized private jet from Albany to New York City would burn about 320 gallons of fuel, according to industry experts — about 55 times more than a car.

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“My guess is she raises so much money, she’s probably in California a lot,” said one Democratic Albany insider.

A commercial flight to California on a Boeing 737-800 consumes 850 gallons of jet fuel per hour, but would accommodate 166 passengers, coming out to just over five gallons per person. A medium-sized private jet with 10 seats would burn around 320 gallons of fuel per hour — or 32 gallons per person.

The New York State Democratic Committee, which Hochul controls, spent an additional $75,000 on four private flights in 2021 and 2022, records show. Those flights were almost certainly for Hochul, insiders said.

The high-flying travel flies in the face of Hochul’s public commitment to crack down on profligate use of fossil fuels.

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