Election fight looms over business class flights as Perth councillors’ $20k trips revealed
By Carla Hildebrandt
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FOI records show Reynolds’ Qatar Airways business class flights cost more than $15,000 and his six-night stay at the Marriott Marquis came to $5243.
The total bill exceeded $20,000, although Reynolds said he personally paid for his return flight. He travelled with then-lord mayor Basil Zempilas and chief executive Michelle Reynolds.
Councillor Steven Wellard, who is running for re-election, was selected to attend the same events this year in Reynolds’ place, billing almost $24,500 for Singapore Airlines business class flights and for accommodation. He attended with the city’s general manager of infrastructure and operations, Allan Mason.
Councillor Catherine Lezer also represented Perth at a WECP meeting in Norway in late 2023, costing about $14,000 in flights and accommodation, after Zempilas withdrew.
