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Old Dec 14, 2010, 4:20 am
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My rough calculations are as follows feel free to point out any errors in the methodology.

The maximum fuel capacity of a 744ER is 241,000 litres according to Wikipedia.

The last published price via IATA of a barrel of Jet A1 is $98.9 so lets say $100 to round up.

There are approximately 159 litres per barrel of oil or in this case Jet A1.

So the maximum fill capacity of a 744 ER would be 1516 barrels at $100 each or $151, 600.

Assuming 416 passengers in a 3 class configuration gives a total cost of fuel per passenger of $364.42.

So the total surcharge would have to hit £230 before it could no longer be justified to pay for fuel.
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