Baron95 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1335 posts, RR: 9 Posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 4025 times:
Does anybody know what the price of Jet Fuel is in Caracas (CCS) and if it would make sense for flights to/from Brazil, Argentina, Chile to/from Mexico/US/Canada, particularly cargo, to refuel there to save money?
The reason I am asking is because gasoline prices in Venezuela are the cheapest in the world at a ridicolously low price of about US$0.12/galon.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22054 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3985 times:
The street gas is sold to the public with hefty government subsidies.
If you are looking for a cheaper aviation fuel stop, CCS is usually not one of those.
Several cargo carriers make use of Manaus or Port of Spain for such pit stops.
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Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2516 posts, RR: 34 Reply 2, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 3922 times:
Quoting Baron95 (Thread starter): Does anybody know what the price of Jet Fuel is in Caracas (CCS) and if it would make sense for flights to/from Brazil, Argentina, Chile to/from Mexico/US/Canada, particularly cargo, to refuel there to save money?
The reason I am asking is because gasoline prices in Venezuela are the cheapest in the world at a ridicolously low price of about US$0.12/galon.
While my mother fills our 98' Grand Caravan minivan with 95 octane premiun gasoline and just paying USD 4, the aviation fuel is a complete different business.
Jet A1 here is sold at international prices. Only domestic airlines get discounted fuel for "select" domestic flights.
Current price for Jet A1 at CCS is USD 0.55 per litre.
Hope this helps.
Saludos desde Caracas,
Luis
Viasa we miss you!. Good times will return after Chavez is gone!
Lamedianaranja From Venezuela, joined Nov 2004, 1246 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 3878 times:
If you read Spanish, you can find all the prices here:
Baron95 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1335 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 3686 times:
Thanks guys - that was helpful, I didn't realize that the gas prices were that low based on subsidies.
May I ask an off-thread question... Doesn't that low gas price cause a big problem with people smugling gas across to border, say to Brazil where fuel prices are 40 times higher? I mean that must be more lucrative than smugling drugs, no?
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