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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/28/network-rail-millions-flights-save-train-fares
Network Rail staff travelling on business spent £1.3m on UK flights in the last two years because it was cheaper to fly than to take the train.
Employees of NR, a public sector body, took 8,353 domestic flights from April 2013 to March 2015 and spent £1.1m on 2,907 international flights.
The former operations managing director Robin Gisby spent most on domestic flights during this period, taking 15 between January 2013 and September 2014, costing £2,250, and spending £4,430 on an international flight.
Gisby, who left the company earlier this year, faced severe criticism for NR’s engineering overruns last Christmas, which led to chaotic scenes at Finsbury Park station in north London.
About 90% of the domestic flights were to Scotland, while some of the international flights were as far afield as Japan and Australia.
NR said on Tuesday that staff were allowed to travel in business class on any flight longer than five hours...
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