PARLIAMENT Putrajaya chose to remain silent again today to parliamentary queries on whether Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had used a government jet for a holiday across Europe shortly after a visit to the Netherlands on official business.

DAP's Seremban MP Anthony Loke asked for the flight plan of the Royal Malaysian Air Force VIP Airbus A319CJ with registration number 9M-NAA, which is conventionally used by the prime minister for travel, between Aug 1 and Aug 15.

He also asked for the purpose of the flights and a detailed costing.

However, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim ( right ), in a written reply, merely said the aircraft was ferrying Najib, his wife Rosmah Mansor and a delegation to Netherlands for an official visit in relation to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 disaster.

"The aircraft carrying the prime minister is an official government aircraft and is used for the prime minister's affairs.

"All cost involved for the flight is within a reasonable estimation for the services," the reply states.

The written reply ignored questions on where the aircraft went to, subsequently.

Yesterday, Shahidan also refused to reveal details about the same aircraft’s flight to Padang, Indonesia, on the same day that Rosmah received a Minangkabau award.

In August, A sia Sentinel reported that Najib went on a European holiday after visiting the Netherlands on an official trip.

According to the report, the prime minister allegedly went to Paris and Cannes in France as well as Sardinia and Rome in Italy, before going to London.

A check by Malaysiakini on flight tracker portal FlightRadar24 on 9M-NAA in August found its destination corroborating with the destinations stated in the report.

However, the flight tracker does not have information on who was on board the government jet.

“The prime minister’s official visit to Netherlands is only for a day, which is on Aug 1, 2014. After that there was no official information about his schedule for the next two weeks.

“Is his holiday considered official business and was the government’s official jet used for that purpose?” asked Loke.

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