article_snippet: Barack Obama took Air Force One to LAX, at a cost of more than $1million, so
article_snippet: Barack Obama took Air Force One for the TV appearance, at an estimated cost of more than $1million .
article_snippet: Barack Obama's visit was also occasion for a host of obvious - and expensive - security measures.
article_snippet: Air Force One costs more than $200,000 an hour to fly, meaning the tab for Barack Obama's flight to Los Angeles will have passed the $1million mark by the $1million mark.
article_snippet: The specifics of the First Lady's travel arrangements are not clear, though it is likely to have stacked tens of thousands of dollars on to the overall cost.
article_snippet: It is not the first time the First Family has come under scrutiny for drafting multiple planes for very similar trips.
article_snippet: Michelle, Sasha and Malia followed in a separate jet just four hours later - likely costing tens of thousands extra again.
article_snippet: the First Family went to even greater lengths to fly apart earlier that year.
article_snippet: The annual presidential retreat to Hawaii saw Michelle and the children set off several days before Barack Obama, taking an 'office in the sky' jet designed for military commanders, at an estimated cost of at $63,000.
highlights_snippet: Cost for presidential jet along will have exceeded $1million .
  