Air Force review of overnight stays by its aircrews in Scotland find that 6% of the crews that overnighted during refueling stops near Glasgow had stayed at the Trump family-owned golf resort, according to Air Force official.
An Air Force review of overnight stays by its aircrews in Scotland found that 6% of the crews that overnighted during refueling stops at Prestwick Airport near Glasgow had stayed at the Trump family-owned Turnberry golf resort, according to an Air Force official.
The Air Force looked into the how many overnight stays occurred at the upscale Trump Turnberry resort located 20 miles from Prestwick because of news reports about a C-17 aircrew's overnight stay in March at the Trump resort in Scotland instead of at other lodging accommodations closer to the airport.
"About 75 percent of the crews stayed in the immediate vicinity of the airfield and 18 percent stayed in Glasgow," said the official. Air Force officials say the increase in refueling stops is due to the airport's 24 hour a day operations and better weather than other airports in the United Kingdom. "While initial reviews indicate that aircrew transiting through Scotland adhered to all guidance and procedures, we understand that U.S. service members lodging at higher-end accommodations, even if within government rates, might be allowable but not advisable," Brig. Gen. Edward Thomas, director of Air Force Public Affairs, told reporters earlier this week.
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