M-A,
I didn't mean the phone calls were 50 million, but using the phone to call in support and flights which came to over 50 million. TelCel in Goma was $6.00 a minute back then, and you had to provide an initial deposit of $6,000.00 before they would connect you.
I had six phones (one for Mrs Gore who never showed) which we used so much I ended up wiring SATCOM lithium batteries so we could talk for 10 days without a recharge
Now that we're onto minuscule charges, I should note just how much overflight and landing costs were. Most of our bills for one month with 3 to 5 flights a day always had 6 zeros. Seemed the Zairois were fond of zeros
We won't talk about how much 120,000 pounds of Jet A1 cost per aircraft... it would scare you to death !
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