Stirrup runs up £60,000 flights bill in ten months

THE outgoing head of the Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, took almost £60,000 worth of first class flights in less than a year, it was reported today.

Sir Jock, who will step down as Chief of Defence Staff in autumn, took 20 first class flights in ten months, costing 53,440.70. Thirteen of his remaining 33 trips on commercial airlines between April 2009 and February this year were in business class at a cost of 6,843.60.