President George Abela enjoyed $19,352 in flights paid for by the Australian taxpayers, zipping from Sydney  to Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne in March with an entourage of 26, The Telegraph, of Australia, has reported.

The highest bill for VIP flights by the Australian Air Force was for Prince William, whose three day trip cost A$87,000.

President Abela's was the second most expensive trip, followed by Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi who took $19,024 in VIP flights in June, albeit with a more modest retinue of 13, between Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

India's former air force chief, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Naik, cost Australian taxpayers $13,776 for visits to Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Mongolia's richest man, who also happens to be Prime Minister, Sukhbaataryn Batbold, cost taxpayers $9840 on a February visit, where he opened an exhibition about Genghis Khan and delivered speeches about Mongolia's resource sector and economy.

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