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Old Nov 7, 2014 | 7:59 am
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Originally Posted by TENYKS
How does EK manage to offer such fares? 5 extra hours of flying time, or 2000 extra miles, cost them a lot more fuel, doesn't it?
For one, they fly their planes full. Two, they have better route management so their planes spend most of their time in the air than on the ground (EK201/202 is a notable exception). So, their overall cost might be more but the cost per passenger mile is less.
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