Airline profit per flight
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Airline profit per flight
So how much profit (after all the costs for fuel, landing fees, crew pay etc etc) does an airline make on:
a) a shorthaul route, such as Heathrow to Stockholm.
b) a longhaul route such as Heathrow to San Franscisco.
A breakdown would be nice.
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a) a shorthaul route, such as Heathrow to Stockholm.
b) a longhaul route such as Heathrow to San Franscisco.
A breakdown would be nice.
Cheers
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One way Concorde JFK/CDG fare is USD 4000. Multiply that by 100 seats. Fuel about 200,000 lbs, or 29,850 USG @ USD .85/USG?
Then add engine reserves/maintenance and crew costs, ...USD 10,000/hr and you'll get an approximate figure. (3.5 hour flight). So with one roundtrip in one day a full airplane can generate over $600,000.
Prior to the crash BA had claimed that 20% of its overall profits had come from Concorde.
You don't need an abacus to know that Concorde is a moneymaker.
[ 26 July 2001: Message edited by: GlueBall ]
Then add engine reserves/maintenance and crew costs, ...USD 10,000/hr and you'll get an approximate figure. (3.5 hour flight). So with one roundtrip in one day a full airplane can generate over $600,000.
Prior to the crash BA had claimed that 20% of its overall profits had come from Concorde.
You don't need an abacus to know that Concorde is a moneymaker.
[ 26 July 2001: Message edited by: GlueBall ]
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Ahhh but Glueball, you put those same 100 people in superpremium first class in a 747 and you make even more money. However, with those people off the 747 the yeild on the subsonic fleet falls.
So yes the concorde can be profitable if looked in and of itself, however, it is a yeild killer on the rest of the fleet operating the route.
That may be why BA is making money now inspite of the downturn. It will be interesting to see BA's overall profits once the concorde is reinstated.
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Wino
So yes the concorde can be profitable if looked in and of itself, however, it is a yeild killer on the rest of the fleet operating the route.
That may be why BA is making money now inspite of the downturn. It will be interesting to see BA's overall profits once the concorde is reinstated.
Cheers
Wino
