There was mild amusement yesterday when newly-minted President Hollande had to delay his arrival in Germany after lightning struck his government jet. The jet in question (seen back on the tarmac above) looks quite modest from the outside. Let’s hope that there was at least some Sarkozy-era bling on the inside. After all, other world leaders have some pretty luxurious plane interiors. Check out a fun series of photos here. Dilma Rousseff of Brazil can enjoy an in-flight shower:
But the Brazilian shower looks positively suburban compared to the one on the Russian presidential jet, which Vladimir Putin is presumably glad to have back:
That said, the real surprise is that some countries are still able to maintain presidential jets at all. Cash-strapped Greece has one. Italy has one for the president and a couple of extra for officials. Spain has a whole air group devoted to bearing the King and senior politicians about… check out a helpful list here. Sadly, the quality of the bathrooms involved in call cases is not clear, but in an age of austerity shouldn’t some of these planes be grounded?
