Originally Posted by
percysmith
Expertowflyer and phol I don't think you've properly taken into account:
1. most internal meeting travel has been cut, so remaining business travel is to meet customers or investors, so timing and arriving refreshed has more impact than cost efficiency alone
http://centreforaviation.com/analysi...--again-262417 (I saved the article before it was taken down and share via PM)
2. business travellers are governed more by policy and budgets than strict cost efficiency
2a. some business travellers even travel more just to make sure they can maintain the same travel budget for next year
2b. a good travel policy only means the business traveller does not gain an advantage for his use of the travel budget, he can't do wrong by flying direct.
The reason the cost of a 30K flight is almost negligible is because clients and investors are our top priority and it is part of providing good service that we be there to serve their needs (arriving after they've solved an issue defeats the purpose of me going there), it doesn't make sense to waste precious hours taking a different timed flight save $$$ if those costs can be recouped down the road, especially if I can spend precious hours solving problems instead of worrying about how to save my company money. You need to understand the opportunity costs and the worth (not value) of convenience.
Corporate travel doesn't always make sense to the masses of the world, then again travelling in F in full fare probably doesn't make sense to 99.99% of the world anyway. But there is a crowd of people willing to pay 30K for a flight and that's why they exist.