Executive travel, twice

BBC response to a Freedom of Information enquriy

"The total amount spent on business or first-class travel for BBC Executive
Committee members, whose expenses are funded by the licence fee (BBC Public Service)
and do not include our commercial subsidiaries such as BBC Studios who are not covered
by the Freedom of Information Act, for the financial year 2024/25 is £5,271 (rounded to
the nearest pound). Please note that the costs relate to two occasions:

1. a business class flight and

2. a first-class railway journey.

In relation to the first-class railway journey, we would like to clarify that initially a
standard class ticket was purchased but due to train cancellations, and lack of availability
in standard class, a first-class ticket was then purchased. "