Saudi Arabia's King Salman descends from plane on GOLD escalator
- 7 years ago
Saudi King Salman disembarks from gold-clad plane via an ESCALATOR as he touches down in Indonesia with 1,000 aides (and a VIP restroom waiting for him at Jakarta mosque)
Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's huge haul includes two Mercedes-Benz s600 limousines and seven planes
He is set to visit Indonesia today to join an enormous entourage of 620 and more than 10,000 security staff
As well as the entourage, 800 delegates have made their way from Saudi Arabia for the historic nine-day trip
The airfreight company tasked with handling the operation had to set aside 572 members of staff for the king
Saudi Arabia's King Salman disembarked from a gold-clad plane via an escalator as he touched down in Indonesia with 1,000 aides and an array of expensive personal touches.
Cheering crowds welcomed the 81-year-old on Wednesday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, seeking stronger economic ties with the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Among his demands for the nine-day trip has been a VIP toilet built for him at a mosque in Jakarta and 506 tons of luggage including two escalators and a pair of Mercedes-Benz limousines.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4270328/Saudi-king-visits-Indonesia-huge-entourage-tons-gear.html#ixzz4a6VIbNVb
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Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's huge haul includes two Mercedes-Benz s600 limousines and seven planes
He is set to visit Indonesia today to join an enormous entourage of 620 and more than 10,000 security staff
As well as the entourage, 800 delegates have made their way from Saudi Arabia for the historic nine-day trip
The airfreight company tasked with handling the operation had to set aside 572 members of staff for the king
Saudi Arabia's King Salman disembarked from a gold-clad plane via an escalator as he touched down in Indonesia with 1,000 aides and an array of expensive personal touches.
Cheering crowds welcomed the 81-year-old on Wednesday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, seeking stronger economic ties with the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
Among his demands for the nine-day trip has been a VIP toilet built for him at a mosque in Jakarta and 506 tons of luggage including two escalators and a pair of Mercedes-Benz limousines.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4270328/Saudi-king-visits-Indonesia-huge-entourage-tons-gear.html#ixzz4a6VIbNVb
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