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Does the king have a royal plane?

This includes an Airbus Voyager of the Royal Air Force (RAF), No. 10 Squadron, and the King's Helicopter Flight, which forms part of the royal household. Civil aircraft and scheduled commercial flights are also utilised. The Royal Air Force's VIP Airbus A330 MRTT (RAF Voyager KC3), ZZ336, landing at RAF Brize Norton.



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The royal family are no stranger to luxury travel, jet-setting across the globe in chartered royal jets and lounging in 'secret' VIP suites before they board - but the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been known to fly on commercial airlines (first class, of course).

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It's all down to an unwritten rule that two royal heirs should never fly on the same flight together. The rule, although not official, has typically been followed over the years by the family in order to protect their royal lineage should anything happen to the plane.

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For now at least, the debate is over: the prime minister does have access to his own plane. It is an Airbus A321, with a union flag on the tail fin, and United Kingdom written down the side. When you fly on this thing, it is rather different from rolling up at the airport to go on holiday.

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The royal family uses the RAF VIP Voyager jet to travel around the world in an official capacity. The specially designed plane is available to the royal family and British government officials. While off-duty, members of the royal family have been known to use both private planes and budget airlines.

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