Marco Rubio has decided to take a different mode of transportation this time around. The Senator from Florida will be traveling in a small plane with his family to Europe where he will be on vacation, according to Fox News. The Republican Senator had been using a military C-17 Globemaster for his travels but has decided that the smaller plane would suffice for now since he is going to be out of the country only briefly. He will still have Secret Service protection during this trip. Rubio's plane will fly at 41,000 feet and travel at speeds similar to commercial airliners. It will also have a range of about 4,500 miles and a payload capacity of 74,000 pounds. The plane can take off from runways as short as 3,500 feet long and has a service ceiling of approximately 10,000 feet. The senator's trip comes after he was criticized for taking a military C-17 Globemaster to Florida in January when he could have taken a commercial flight. He said at the time that it would not be safe for his family to fly on a commercial airline because of security risks, though some saw the move as an abuse of power. Rubio has also used a military aircraft for trips to Arizona and California.?

Marco Rubio has decided to take a different mode of transportation this time around. The Senator from Florida will be traveling in a small plane with his family to Europe where he will be on vacation, according to Fox News. The Republican Senator had been using a military C-17 Globemaster for his travels but has decided that the smaller plane would suffice for now since he is going to be out of the country only briefly. He will still have Secret Service protection during this trip. Rubio's plane will fly at 41,000 feet and travel at speeds similar to commercial airliners. It will also have a range of about 4,500 miles and a payload capacity of 74,000 pounds. The plane can take off from runways as short as 3,500 feet long and has a service ceiling of approximately 10,000 feet. The senator's trip comes after he was criticized for taking a military C-17 Globemaster to Florida in January when he could have taken a commercial flight. He said at the time that it would not be safe for his family to fly on a commercial airline because of security risks, though some saw the move as an abuse of power. Rubio has also used a military aircraft for trips to Arizona and California.?