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Old 30th Jul 2020, 01:43
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exfocx - do you know anything about costing a series of charter flights for a low cost airline? Doesn't sound like it. Not talking adhoc or crazy QF pricing.

Don't think you understand charters at all. Limited departure dates, with little flexibility, but cheap. Usually older aircraft, but B772s aren't that old & many A330s around not that old either cf. some of QF fleet.

Think you would be a bit more positive about someone creating crew jobs. The person who'd fly a ULCC long haul, are mostly very price sensitive & would not fly same route with likes of Qantas at fares many multiples higher. The backpacker market are resilient & want to fly now, but not at Qantas prices. They will simply stay home.

If you were a B777/A330 pilot would you rather fly for a LCC or not fly at all ? Or drive Uber, stack shelves at Coles ? That's the reality, probably for the next few years.

Did you know there are a large number of B772s for sale asking $8m or $80k/month to lease, or older A333s for $6m or $60k/month, with no takers. In other words, you could get them for less, much less.

Just read about Spirit back into profit soon, while big boys struggle. Covid 19 & recession, playing into LCCs hands.

https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/s...-covid-19.html

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