A U.S. government watchdog will audit Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's use of government airplanes for some trips as part of a broad review dating back to 2017.
The Transportation Department Office of Inspector General will review 18 flights Buttigieg made on Federal Aviation Administration-operated planes on seven total trips after a request by Republican Senator Marco Rubio.
The costs of the flights for Buttigieg and staff was $41,905.20, and in six of seven trips costs to fly on FAA planes were less expensive than flying commercial, a department spokesperson confirmed to Reuters, adding it "will fully cooperate with the IG on this." "Glad this will be reviewed independently so misleading narratives can be put to rest," Buttigieg wrote on Twitter. "Bottom line: I mostly fly on commercial flights, in economy class. And when I do use our agency’s aircraft, it’s usually a situation where doing so saves taxpayer money."
The OIG said it will review if the Office of the Secretary complied with regulations, policies, and procedures regarding executive travel on government aircraft and will "focus on official trips taken since January 31, 2017."
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