Originally Posted by
ekgoldmember
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.
One complexity is that not all passengers on a flight just travel from DXB to BKK; a significant proportion of them are transit passengers (especially true to a network carrier like EK).
So when you say 399 Y passengers bring in $1000 x 399 revenues, not all the money is 'earned' from this flight. One the other hand, most cost (aircraft, fuel, crew, food, airport changes, etc.) is incurred per flight. Looking at it from an aggregate, network perspective will give you a more meaningful answer, and you can get it from the airline's annual reports.