Had an interesting discussion today with my airline colleagues.

Take for example a return flight from Dubai to Bangkok on the a380.

Economy 399 seats x 1000 usd so 399,000 us
Business 76 seats x 2000 usd so 152,000 us
First 14 seats x 4,500 usd so 63,000 us

So as an general estimate is passenger fares is approx 614,000 usd or 307,000 one way flight.

Now my question is. From that 307,000 usd how much does EK actually make after meals, staff costs, fuel etc. I know there is extra like cargo etc but curious to how much EK make and how many years to recoup the actual a380 costs. I would say 15-20% per flight. Any one think different?

This is only a general question so I am sure my figures are off. Just curious how much EK would actually make per flight and how many years it takes to recoup the cost of the actual a380.