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Old 26th Apr 2020, 08:26
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Bob Viking
 
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The Cost of Flights Post Covid-19

I have a quick question for those in the know.

I am a military pilot but actually fly commercially on a regular basis so my vested interest is purely as a consumer.

Once international flights start up again (any ideas as to when that might be?!) what do you think airlines will do with regard to ticket prices?

A. Charge a fortune to make up for lost revenue and the fact that they may have to leave some seats empty.

B. Charge peanuts in order to tempt people back into their empty aircraft.

C. Stick with what they were roughly before the crisis and build their finances back up slowly.

D. Wildly fluctuate based on demand for any given flight.

Each of these scenarios has benefits and drawbacks and are obviously very simplified but with your best guesses (and some justification if possible) what do you think will happen?

BV

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