View Full Version : Most lucrative airline routes
PAXboy
10th Jul 2018, 13:40
Five of the world’s highest earning routes are either to or from London Heathrow
The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airline-flights-most-expensive-london-heathrow-jfk-a8439106.html)
Plane.Silly
10th Jul 2018, 14:54
NO Surprise to see some of the biggest ones up there, and that they're all Long haul (bar MEL/SYD)
LHR-JFK over $1b and representing 6% of all revenue, not bad at all, though it's almost like a bus service the amount of rotations they offer.
Heathrow Harry
10th Jul 2018, 18:08
Our last few long haul trips, all in business, have been via a European hub. We've saved 30-50% cp LHR including positioning via lhr or eurostar.
Only a mug pays those prices....
inOban
11th Jul 2018, 08:52
In my understanding, lucrative would mean profitable, but I assume that these data refer only to revenue? Of course commercial confidentiality, and flexible allocation of costs, will mean identifying the most profitable routes is impossible.
LHR-JFK over $1b ..., though it's almost like a bus service the amount of rotations they offer.
It's not like a bus service at all. In order to get a fare that is anywhere reasonable you have to choose just one of the many departures to book it. Trying to transfer to the next (or previous) one can lead to an extra charge well beyond the original fare. Not the way a bus service works.