Are airplanes in it for the profit?
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This is going to sound like a terribly stupid question so forgive me, but i know nothing about what im asking so i am likely way off.
In a typical airplane it carries 200 passengers, now if them 200 passengers pay 250 each for the flights that is 50,000 pounds profit. Now the pilot needs to be paid, the staff on board, all the preparation of the plane and the fuel must cost an absolute fortune because it has to meet certain standards.
Also the plane when fully laden must get less than 1MPG surely.
Do airplanes actually make much money?
In a typical airplane it carries 200 passengers, now if them 200 passengers pay 250 each for the flights that is 50,000 pounds profit. Now the pilot needs to be paid, the staff on board, all the preparation of the plane and the fuel must cost an absolute fortune because it has to meet certain standards.
Also the plane when fully laden must get less than 1MPG surely.
Do airplanes actually make much money?
There is money in it certainly but it is getting more difficult:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17053703
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17053703
ambuletz said:
I suppose he means where does the profit come from considering all the expenses (not to mention renting out the plane).
Especiallly on low-cost flights that are about £30.
Yeh i mean planes cost a fortune, for the price we pay it doesent seem like it could cover everything that needs to be paid for, i mean even staff who drive the buses to the airplanes, little things like this.Especiallly on low-cost flights that are about £30.
jamie128 said:
Yeh i mean planes cost a fortune, for the price we pay it doesent seem like it could cover everything that needs to be paid for, i mean even staff who drive the buses to the airplanes, little things like this.
Which is why the budget airlines in particular have moved the game on with their business models and made some of the more established brands struggle to compete (internet booking only to reduce back-office staff, quick turnarounds to avoid having the planes idling on the tarmac, taking unfavourable slots to keep airport charges down, adding to margins by selling luggage as extra/ scratch cards/ food/ gifts/ car hire/ hotels/ insurance etc. etc.)...jamie128 said:
ambuletz said:
I suppose he means where does the profit come from considering all the expenses (not to mention renting out the plane).
Especiallly on low-cost flights that are about £30.
Yeh i mean planes cost a fortune, for the price we pay it doesent seem like it could cover everything that needs to be paid for, i mean even staff who drive the buses to the airplanes, little things like this.Especiallly on low-cost flights that are about £30.
Many airlines don't make a profit on the flights. That's why they ream you for excess baggage, ticket adjustments, in flight drinks, duty free, and so on and so forth.
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