BoeingForEver From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 211 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 21363 times:
I just heard that full fare first class on CX from hk-jfk(round trip) is 24,000$. im thinking thats gotta be one of the highest fares in the world on any single flight. Am i wrong? does anyone know any higher fares?
Aussieindc From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 433 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 21195 times:
Aviasian From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 1375 posts, RR: 20 Reply 3, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 20911 times:
What about the US$100,380 that Mr Julian Hayward paid for a pair of SIN-SYD tickets (one-way) in the Suite of Singapore Airlines first A380 flight on 25 October 2007?
That works out to US$50,190 for a SIN-SYD Suite . . . although this is a charity flight, the original post did not specifically mention anything about a regular fare or a one-off fare.
QatarA340 From Qatar, joined May 2006, 1465 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 20842 times:
Quoting BoeingForEver (Thread starter): I just heard that full fare first class on CX from hk-jfk(round trip) is 24,000$. im thinking thats gotta be one of the highest fares in the world on any single flight. Am i wrong? does anyone know any higher fares?
I dont think so.. my uncle flew DOH-HGK-JFK for around 13,000 riyals or $3562 in Business Class though. They do promotions in that route,and hardly anyone pays full fare.
Luv2cattlecall From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 1648 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 20310 times:
777STL From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2862 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 20206 times:
What's an F class fare on the Kangaroo route go for these days?
Ag92 From India, joined Jul 2006, 1319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 19880 times:
When one of the SQ Airbus 380 also flies to LHR, it will be interesting to see the LHR - SIN - SYD - SIN - LHR or vice versa for the Suites - A class beyond first
Ptugarin From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 318 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 19650 times:
How much did Qantas charge for their Antarctic excursions? Also, what was the highest fare on Concorde?
Both have to be up there.
Aussieindc From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 433 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 19514 times:
We all know that fares from the US seem to be much higher than from other parts in the world etc. But just looking at JFK - SYD Full fare F on QF and it's pricing at USD$24418.00 on the FOXRT fare. But in the reverse, SYD - JFK is pricing at US$19140 plus the applicable taxes etc.
BlueSkys From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 18731 times:
It is not a regular fare, but none of you have mentioned private charter. An airplane like the Challenger, Global Express, GV, will run you well over $10,000/hour. Your regular atlantic hop would cost you well over $60,000 one way
Aircellist From Canada, joined Oct 2004, 1132 posts, RR: 10 Reply 18, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 18033 times:
Just gave a look out of curiosity...
The F ticket on CX for HKG-JFK at random dates in march 2008, once converted in USD, is 18 934 $
The lowest fare for the same exact flight is 1 573 $
Guess what? The taxes for both are exactly the same! 1 405 HK$, or about 180.53 US$;
Which means not quite 1% of the total F fare, and close to 11.5% of the lowest fare.
Now... The same F ticket, almost same dates, for JFK-HKG, is now bordering on 23 721 US$
The lowest fare for the same flight is now... 1034 $
Guess what? The taxes are again exactly the same: 179.90 US$.
Giving us about 0.76% of the total F fare, and more than 17% of the lowest fare.
Two observations:
1- I suppose I understand a bit more the meaning of the expression "Yield management", now, and;
2- it is said sometimes that it is the wealthy, in F or B class, that pay for the flight (if it is not the freight), but it is the cattle class that pays the taxes.
Now, THAT is capitalism!
"The limits of my language means the limits of my world." -Ludwig Wittgenstein
JA732A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 17901 times:
Quoting Aircellist (Reply 18): 2- it is said sometimes that it is the wealthy, in F or B class, that pay for the flight (if it is not the freight), but it is the cattle class that pays the taxes.
Now, THAT is capitalism!
Taxes on international flights are based on a flat fee for the departure and arrival airport services. The amount paid for the ticket is irrelevant. It costs the airport/country the same to process an F or Y class passenger through customs and security.
Per ICAO agreement, excise taxes (those that are usually charged as a % of a ticket price) are illegal.
G5ive From El Salvador, joined Oct 2007, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 17793 times:
Quoting BlueSkys (Reply 16): It is not a regular fare, but none of you have mentioned private charter. An airplane like the Challenger, Global Express, GV, will run you well over $10,000/hour. Your regular atlantic hop would cost you well over $60,000 one way
What is the cost of operating a single flight? Say perhaps JFK-LHR on an airliner and the same on a private jet.
At $10,000 an hour on a private jet, I can probably imagine that operating an airliner is less? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
BlueSkys From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 17601 times:
Quoting G5ive (Reply 21): What is the cost of operating a single flight? Say perhaps JFK-LHR on an airliner and the same on a private jet.
At $10,000 an hour on a private jet, I can probably imagine that operating an airliner is less? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Operating costs on an airliner would be quite more i believe. The $10,000/hour or so does not constitute operating cost, but the charter fee. The operating costs would be much less, the rest would be profit. But lets say we are taking a 767-300ER on JFK to LHR and a GV on the same route, the costs per hour, taking into consideration, fuel, maintenance, insurance, crew etc., would be much higher on an airliner such as the 767 than the GV.
Joness0154 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 667 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 17397 times:
It is not a regular fare, but none of you have mentioned private charter. An airplane like the Challenger, Global Express, GV, will run you well over $10,000/hour. Your regular atlantic hop would cost you well over $60,000 one way Wink
Yes, but those planes are going to be packed full of executives all flying in style. It's worth it.
I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem
25 Avianca: on internationl one... bettet to say, they charge 9% (the normal VAT) only over 50% of the ticket price... same aply for international airfreight.
26 ANother: Not quite, the Chicago Convention allows charges to be imposed on airlines to recover the cost of operating facilities and services provided by airpo
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