No contradiction
We have a good operation with aircraft and properly trained, experienced and current crew. I agree that most passengers will pay a small premium to go in a new aircraft but will not pay 1/3 more than the going rate to do so. That is the amount operators of new aircraft should be charging but they simply do not. Do not imply that "statistics" go with older aircraft, that is unintelligent NET JET speak. The statistics are with the poor operators not the good operators of older aircraft.