Window Seat

FORMER Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently lamented his missed opportunity at being able to fly on the new PMs jet which he personally approved for design but never got to step aboard.

Speaking on the Uncomfortable Conversations podcast, Turnbull admitted it “sux” that he never got to fly on the A330 aircraft with a VIP fitout boasting a swanky bedroom for the country’s leader, among other features.

“The plane that I used to fly around internationally on was one of the two Boeing business jets which are very nice, they’re 737s, they are sort of old and noisy but I like old and quirky things because I guess I’m a bit old and quirky too,” Turnbull admitted.

The former Liberal leader also revealed that being the head of the nation doesn’t always guarantee you the best accommodation on offer, especially if you’re slightly superstitious like he is.

“At the Lodge I used to sleep in the bedroom that [former PM] John Curtin used to sleep in and which I assumed he had died in, so I was sort of always wondering if I might encounter his ghost,” Turnbull said.

He also chastised the Lodge’s Menzies Room for not having a window you could open to let some fresh air into, forcing him to sleep on the other side of the house which was also “less noisy,” he claimed.