Charter Flights are the Secret Transportation of the Rich and Powerful

With commercial flights grounded, the well-connected rely on these planes to move their precious cargo — from PPE to gold bullion

Chris Stokel-Walker
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9 min readMay 6, 2020

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Around the world, air traffic has nearly ground to a halt. Commercial planes sit lined up on the tarmac, grounded by canceled…

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Chris Stokel-Walker
GEN
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