Originally Posted by
alexwuk
Guys, let's put some perspective here. Doric/Dr Peter's are asking less than $1m to lease an *A380* for a month. A320s are significantly less than half that, and Qatar are likely to offer to operate at a loss given their only alternative is to sit idle and make zero revenue.
There is no way this charter is going to cost BA more than £5m per month, and probably it will be significantly less.
That's a dry lease with a minimum term of five years. Not quite comparable.