Originally Posted by
gcolyer
I dont think this is the point. The Air traffic controller, fire service, movement area maintenance, electricity...blah blah blah costs dont discriminate between aircraft types.
So for costing purposes each movement cost the same amount and require the same amount of work.
But surely the point is that those high overhead costs would be the same (i.e they are fixed overheads)) whether no GA ever landed there, and those costs are required for the services required by the commercial traffic.
How does landing a light aircraft at Bournemouth (or any airfield come to that) INCREMENTALLY increase their costs by £30 - £40??