”There is just no way you will ever recoup the cost of running out of fuel,”
Could not agree more Hans. But you are not thinking like the Fuel Nazis at the mob I used to work for. They were often ex Longhaul and would point out how expensive it was to carry fuel Longhaul and “nice to have fuel” was often not possible.
My response was always to point out the exposure to risk in a very large fleet of short haul aircraft operating multiple sectors each day.
Rare events actually become inevitable if you run the numbers.
Sadly I never made any impression.
The new Regs mentioned in post 101above seem a step in the right direction.
Accountants should be on tap not on top.