Rahmon flew to New York on a $92 million airplane

On September 22, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, departed on a working visit to the United States of America.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon left for New York City to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

At Dushanbe International Airport, Emomali Rahmon was seen off by his son Rustam Emomali, the Prime Minister and First Deputy Head of the Executive Office of the President, as well as other officials. His daughter, the head of the Executive Office of the President, Ozoda Rahmon, did not participate in this ceremony.

On this trip, Rahmon is accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the President’s Assistant for Foreign Relations, the Ministers of Health and Social Protection, Finance, and other officials.

This visit by Emomali Rahmon, like all his other trips abroad in the past year, is being made on a luxurious, expensive presidential aircraft, which was purchased from the government of Mexico for $92 million in April of last year. The plane was delivered to Dushanbe on May 15, 2023, after being repainted and adorned with the coat of arms and flag of Tajikistan.

The luxurious Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is designed for only 80 people and features a full presidential suite with a private bathroom. Experts claim that even one trip on this aircraft can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. This is why the President of Mexico decided to put it up for sale.

A source close to high-ranking officials in the country reported that some officials will fly on a luxury presidential aircraft for the first time in their lives, a plane that only a few around the world—multibillionaires and presidents of the wealthiest countries—can fly on. Since most high-ranking Tajik officials grew up in remote villages and did not often travel abroad, now, having set off for the USA on this ultra-luxurious aircraft, they will feel indebted to Emomali Rahmon for life, constantly thanking him and urging everyone to express gratitude.