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Old 17th Apr 2012, 19:59
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Mike-Bracknell
 
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Originally Posted by deggers316
no being anything but an aircraft enthusiast
i saw earlier that i costs $4000 to de-ice a 747,not much less for 777's and the like i expect
how do airlines make a profit on that particular flight ?
from what i've read over the years on flying seems to me some flights won't break even ?
If it costs $4000 (per flight? per day? per?) to de-ice a 747, I wonder what the break-even would be on hangaring an entire hub to prevent the issue at especially prone airports?
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