They cost more, and it's not his money to spend as he likes. The donors want their money spent on GOP candidates to beat the Democrats in November, not on private planes, when commercial flights will do.
What's wrong with commercial flights?
Look, if Micheal Steele wants to ride in private jets, he can go into private enterprise and make hundreds of millions of dollars like Mitt Romney did..Oh wait, Mitt Romney still flies by commercial jets just like anyone else.
“Did the event have anything to do with Hawaiians?”
Nope.
I had a speculation about this, that the GOP was seeing TSA types systematically foul up their politicking trips. What percentage difference is this making in the budget? I'd like to see some numbers.