The American billionaire who made the news in 2022 for having suffered the biggest loss of fortune in history, still makes the headlines. His many private jet flights have indeed been singled out for a long time. The end of the year was an opportunity to take stock of the billionaire’s flights. Elon Musk’s private jet made 134 flights in 2022, according to Jack Sweeneya student who manages a Twitter account that follows the movements of the billionaire.
The billionaire’s longest flight took place on July 18, from Mykonosin Greeceat Austinto the USA. In all likelihood Elon Musk was on board the device since he had been photographed in Greece two days earlier. The jet’s shortest flight lasted regarding six minutes and data shows he remained at the Long Beach airport. According to BusinessInsider, the move may have allowed the aircraft to be repositioned. As a reminder, the American billionaire tried in vain to negotiate with Jack Sweeney to stop the publications of his flights for obvious security reasons. The young man had asked for $50,000 to stop his publications. An amount that he considered insignificant for the billionaire who nevertheless refused to comply.
His account was finally banned from the social network Twitter following the takeover of Elon Musk. Since then, he has created a new account which includes the same publications with a small lag. “The 134 flights produced 1,895 tons of CO2, with an operating cost including fuel expenses of just over $1.1 million» selon BusinessInsider.