Mexico's president has long seen the presidential plane as a symbol of government excess. He recently unveiled a prototype ticket to raffle it off — showing a fee of 500 pesos (about $27) and a raffle date of May 5. Many reporters laughed out loud.
, and searched for a buyer. But a year later, with maintenance costs mounting to more than $1 million, he brought the Dreamliner home to look for other alternatives.on Tuesday, López Obrador unveiled a prototype ticket for the raffle."We already have an example done, design and all, that I am going to show you," the president said, standing in front of a large projected image of the ticket. Many reporters laughed out loud.
View of Mexico's presidential airplane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, after its last trip at the Benito Juárez International Airport, in Mexico City, on Dec. 3, 2018. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador plans to sell or raffle the presidential plane.Alejandro Melendez/AFP via Getty Images View of Mexico's presidential airplane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, after its last trip at the Benito Juárez International Airport, in Mexico City, on Dec. 3, 2018. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador plans to sell or raffle the presidential plane.Gesturing for the press corps to quiet down, López Obrador pointed to a few lines at the bottom of the image. It says the ticket fee of 500 pesos will go toward medical equipment and hospitals offering free care for the poor.
, makes fun of the whole saga with the chorus posing the question on everyone's mind: What would you do if you won the plane?
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