Criticism over Israeli PM's request for a bed on plane to London JERUSALEM, May 12 (UPI) -- The cost to install a double bed chamber on the plane for Israel's prime minister during a recent flight to London has caused an uproar, a report said. Israel's Channel 10 first reported the details Friday night. The television said at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's request a double bed chamber on the El Al plane when he traveled with his wife to London to attend the funeral of the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher last month. The report said the bed cost Israeli taxpayers some $127,000. The chamber included a double bed surrounded by four walls to grant the couple privacy the television report said. The move comes at a time Israeli citizens are up in arms over the austerity measures Finance Minister Yair Lapid plans to implement when he introduces the national budget for 2013 for approval in the Knesset, the report noted. Netanyahu's office was quick to respond to the report issuing a statement claiming Netanyahu was not aware of the cost. In light of the criticism, the prime minister said he would no longer make such a request when making short flights abroad, the television said. Initially Netanyahu's office noted the flight was scheduled for midnight after a hectic day. "In light of this, it is appropriate that Israel's Prime Minister will be able to rest the night," the statement said.