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Originally Posted by jfman
An utter irrelevance really. If that was the rationale for the increase why has the increase happened since Trump took office?
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What increase? Is the "increase" in general transatlantic flight operations or a change of refuelling stop? That includes civilian planes operating under military contracts. The contract to use Prestwick as a refuelling stop was
signed under Obama. There must've been an obvious and continuing need in order for them to sign that contract. It was signed not long before Trump took office, so any increase was expected anyway.
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The routine airlift mission was on a C-17 shared by the Air Force and the Alaska Air National Guard at the Anchorage base. The crew on this flight consisted of seven active-duty Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard members.
The flight took off from Anchorage on March 13, making stops at bases in Nevada and New Hampshire before going to Glasgow Prestwick Airport and eventually Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait. The crew was back in Alaska on March 19.
A local government contractor made the Scotland reservations, and indicated there was not a room closer to the airport than the Trump resort, 54 miles away, Thomas said.
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Prestwick is the first stop after coming over the Atlantic and the last before crossing back.