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"Bob Noel" wrote in message ... In article , rk wrote: Or even hourly charges for labor for time wasted sitting around an airport. That adds up rather quickly. how many business travelers are hourly employees? I'm hourly and I don't mind the delays at all. (Except when I'm going home.) |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article , rk wrote: Or even hourly charges for labor for time wasted sitting around an airport. That adds up rather quickly. how many business travelers are hourly employees? Consultants often bill by the hour. |
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S Viemeister wrote: Or even hourly charges for labor for time wasted sitting around an airport. That adds up rather quickly. how many business travelers are hourly employees? Consultants often bill by the hour. sure. but that doesn't answer the question. -- Bob Noel looking for a sig the lawyers will like |
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"Dave" wrote in message ... Only about 10% of Americans have passports. Try doubling that and you'll be accurate. |
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"nobody" wrote in message
... "Frank F. Matthews" wrote: Actually I haven't seen many small aircraft and no empty flights in the US for the past several years. The problems are a lack of revenue and not a lack of passengers. Now finding passengers wanting to fly limited routes so as to fly a 380 that may be a problem. You don't get it. How the hell do you know? Do you work in the airline industry? Nope. Do you work for an aircraft manufacturer? Nope. Do you work for an aerospace trade journal? Nope. You're a VAX (!!) programmer. Don't pretend to be an authority on the airline business when you are clearly not. |
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He may not be an expert or in the industry, but I am, and his arguments are
pretty much spot on (with the odd caveat thrown in here and there) Shawn "Vo Gon" wrote in message ... "nobody" wrote in message ... "Frank F. Matthews" wrote: Actually I haven't seen many small aircraft and no empty flights in the US for the past several years. The problems are a lack of revenue and not a lack of passengers. Now finding passengers wanting to fly limited routes so as to fly a 380 that may be a problem. You don't get it. How the hell do you know? Do you work in the airline industry? Nope. Do you work for an aircraft manufacturer? Nope. Do you work for an aerospace trade journal? Nope. You're a VAX (!!) programmer. Don't pretend to be an authority on the airline business when you are clearly not. |
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Dan,
How's that for logic? Great thinking, could be coming straight from the Ministry of Truth and Love. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:17:41 GMT, "Frank F. Matthews"
wrote: AJC wrote: On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:17:11 -0000, "Dave" wrote: A friend went to Alaska recently in a 747. He commented that they could have put that many passengers in a commuter. OTOH when my wife came back from New Zealand last year, every seat was full. The ones in front of her had three air sick kids which made it a memorable 13 hours. The one flight probably didn't pay for the taxi time, but the other probably did quite well. No surprise Singapore airlines is the launch customer and that the other leading customers are all major flyers from Europe to the East. These flights all tend to be full. I have yet to do a flight where the airplane has not been chockablock full. They will fill the A380 however many seats they put in then on these routes. The major issue will be how quickly the airports will be able to process the passengers. I would not be surprised to see some immigration duties carried out on board the aircraft and with the satellite links now available, it is entirely feasible to link to immigration databases etc. One immigration officer could happily handle 600 passengers even allowing for the non straight forward ones over an 10-12 hour period. Now if an airline offered that service then they would get my business. This is in contrast with flights from Europe to North America where there is often empty seats. Last September coming back to London from Chicago the United flight was half full This is why so many Americans are so sceptical of the market for the 380. They mostly see small aircraft, empty flights, airlines in financial problems. Go to airports in Europe, Asia and you see 744s lined up, and as you say get on the flights and they are packed. Traffic on the Europe-Asia-Aus/NZ routes is booming, within Europe there is steady growth, while it is declining on the North Atlantic. --==++AJC++==-- Actually I haven't seen many small aircraft and no empty flights in the US for the past several years. Well I don't see dozens and dozens of US carriers' 747s lined up. Do you? not a lack of passengers. Now finding passengers wanting to fly limited routes so as to fly a 380 that may be a problem. In the US, yes. In Europe and Asia, certainly not. --==++AJC++==-- |
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"AJC" wrote in message news Well I don't see dozens and dozens of US carriers' 747s lined up. Do you? Wonder how a bussines model according to which you run one 747 from the dessert somewhere from let's say New York to LA once or twice daily the no frill way (perhaps with a bussines class with a little bit more space and one dry sandwich) at rock bottom price (ie with a margin similar to what Ryan Air does) would work out? Wonder what that would do to the market? Would you - provided you could fill the plane - be able to beat LCC's carriers that are using 737's on price? Nik |
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"ShawnD2112" wrote in message k... He may not be an expert or in the industry, but I am, and his arguments are pretty much spot on (with the odd caveat thrown in here and there) Great! Your opinions have some credibility then. "Vo Gon" wrote in message ... "nobody" wrote in message ... "Frank F. Matthews" wrote: Actually I haven't seen many small aircraft and no empty flights in the US for the past several years. The problems are a lack of revenue and not a lack of passengers. Now finding passengers wanting to fly limited routes so as to fly a 380 that may be a problem. You don't get it. How the hell do you know? Do you work in the airline industry? Nope. Do you work for an aircraft manufacturer? Nope. Do you work for an aerospace trade journal? Nope. You're a VAX (!!) programmer. Don't pretend to be an authority on the airline business when you are clearly not. |
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