Joelfreak From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 37 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2428 times:
Why not charge, at least for business travelers, a fixed cost for the flight, and then a percentage of the cost of a barrel of oil on the day of travel. That way they don't need to try to figure out how much oil will be on date of travel, and they can stop adding fees to everything on this side of the sun...I have not heard of many costs skyrocketing OTHER than oil...I know labor goes up, etc...but not more than it really used to. So lets just absorb that cost of oil on the day of flight, and be done with it...thoughts?
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 1, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2415 times:
Jkudall From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 615 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2331 times:
How would that work, people not knowing how much their ticket is going to cost until the day of travel??
Either I am misunderstanding you, or I don't think you understand how oil hedging/futures work.
Joelfreak From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 37 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2220 times:
Well, people don't have the ability to know how much their ticket is until the day they fly, but, at least the airline knows that they are covered. And you, the passenger knows that you wont get charged 100 fees, and the service will be at a certain level. I am not saying its a GREAT idea, but it would allow you to get the service you feel you deserve, and that you are carrying the hedge...
Bond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 5098 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2198 times:
Quoting Joelfreak (Thread starter): That way they don't need to try to figure out how much oil will be on date of travel,
They don't now. The price of oil on day of travel has nothing to do with the price that the airline paid for Jet-A for that flight.
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Joelfreak From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 37 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2117 times:
It may not reflect that, but at least its SOMETHING that is related to the flights gas cost.
CO777ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 691 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2107 times:
Business travelers couldn't give a ____ what the price of their ticket is. As long as it gets them from point A to point B on their preferred airline in the shortest amount of time.
Flybyguy From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 1791 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2067 times:
Quoting Cadet57 (Reply 1): Why drive off your largest source of revenue?
Business travelers will pay regardless of the fees. Business will be done at just about any cost. It's leisure travelers that will stay home with increasing fees. I guess if airlines want to fly around an empty Y, it's really up to them, but then again, I guess Y doesn't matter anymore.
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SirOmega From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 735 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2017 times:
So if GW decided to bomb Iran and the price of oil goes to $250/bbl, you're on the hook for twice as much as you thought? I dont think so...
Its a pay-as-you-go system. The people buying tickets now are paying for the fuel of today's flights. More or less.
FrmrCAPCADET From United States of America, joined May 2008, 1510 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1965 times:
The airline gets funds from the credit card as you book. If they have any sense they buy fuel for that flight the day you book it. This does not mean in fact that they do so.
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Platinumfoota From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 543 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1905 times:
Well since we are at it, why not charge passengers when they get off the plane according to how much fuel was use on the trip
EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12590 posts, RR: 64 Reply 11, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1809 times:
Quoting FrmrCAPCADET (Reply 9): The airline gets funds from the credit card as you book.
Not all of it - and depending on the carrier, most of it may be held back by the credit card company until travel has occurred.
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FrmrCAPCADET From United States of America, joined May 2008, 1510 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (4 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1565 times:
Quoting EA CO AS (Reply 11): Not all of it - and depending on the carrier, most of it may be held back by the credit card company until travel has occurred.
What credit card companies are worrying about is that airlnes using funds for next months (next 6 months) flights to pay for today's operations, or even worse, last months. Funds used to buy fuel futures woulld be largely safe for the credit card folks. And I said 'funds', not all the funds.
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