Sunday, June 10, 2007
FA to pay £24,000 in air fares for Beckham
Football bosses will have to pay £24,000 in air fares so LA Galaxy-bound David Beckham can play for England. The FA must cover the business-class costs of four Transatlantic flights if he is to be in the next six games.
After Galaxy’s match in New York on August 19, Becks will fly from JFK airport to Heathrow to link with England for the Germany friendly at Wembley on August 22.
The cost of the BA flight will be £5,753.
He will be back on a jumbo jet from LA for the qualifiers against Israel and Russia on September 8 and 12.
That return flight will cost £6,440, the same as Beckham’s next round trip to London on October 8 for the home match against Estonia five days later.
The team will then head to Russia before Beckham returns — via London — to LA.
Finally, starting in Washington, he makes a £5,357 two-way trip to London for the Wembley qualifier with Croatia on November 21.
FA chief executive Brian Barwick and Co will pay £23,990 in all.
After Galaxy’s match in New York on August 19, Becks will fly from JFK airport to Heathrow to link with England for the Germany friendly at Wembley on August 22.
The cost of the BA flight will be £5,753.
He will be back on a jumbo jet from LA for the qualifiers against Israel and Russia on September 8 and 12.
That return flight will cost £6,440, the same as Beckham’s next round trip to London on October 8 for the home match against Estonia five days later.
The team will then head to Russia before Beckham returns — via London — to LA.
Finally, starting in Washington, he makes a £5,357 two-way trip to London for the Wembley qualifier with Croatia on November 21.
FA chief executive Brian Barwick and Co will pay £23,990 in all.
