Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
Maybe, but it would have to be a special high value cargo imho, since EK’s freight revenue is, iirc, something on the order of 1.1k USD/ton and you can fit 23ton in a 77W.
26k cargo revenue contrast with a 42/42 J cabin with each pax on an average revenue of 1.5k USD and I’d put more money on a demand spike or trialling new pax timing.
Well a full cargo hold + incremental revenue from pax tix might make it viable, could also be something high value as you say, luxury cars, gold, etc. though for gold I'm sure the mines in SA use dedicated freight operators. Another option might be a sports charter which only fills up some cabins/seats and EK is cost-saving so now they sell extra seats on charters?