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Old 3rd Dec 2007, 08:42
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jb5000
 
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Hold on one sec, they are saving £610 of navigation charges, but burn an extra 1.6 tonnes of fuel.

That is £381 per ton of fuel to make a saving.

Assuimg 1 litre of jet fuel weighs 820g.

Approximately 1220 litres for £381, equates to 31p per litre of jet fuel to make this rerouting cost effective?

Surely that is pretty cheap considering the extra maintenance costs factored in from longer flights?
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