Charter to Guam
Sep 17, 2017, 11:00 am
#16
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Sometimes travel agents do these package tours and charter CX or other airlines.. A few times they would allow CX to sell any remaining seats left to offset the charter cost if they agent cannot fill up all the seats themselves...
Sep 17, 2017, 11:47 am
#17
Join Date: Oct 2012
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I don't know why KA is interested to operate charter flights to Guam, its a long route and the demand is not that strong, even HK express need to pull out this route within one year.
Also, if they need to ferry the plane back to HK, and need to send an extra set of crew, so that the plane can turn around back to HK, I don't know how they can make a profit from this charter flight....
Also, if they need to ferry the plane back to HK, and need to send an extra set of crew, so that the plane can turn around back to HK, I don't know how they can make a profit from this charter flight....
Sep 17, 2017, 5:28 pm
#18
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I don't know why KA is interested to operate charter flights to Guam, its a long route and the demand is not that strong, even HK express need to pull out this route within one year.
Also, if they need to ferry the plane back to HK, and need to send an extra set of crew, so that the plane can turn around back to HK, I don't know how they can make a profit from this charter flight....
Also, if they need to ferry the plane back to HK, and need to send an extra set of crew, so that the plane can turn around back to HK, I don't know how they can make a profit from this charter flight....
Sep 18, 2017, 9:48 am
#20
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If you know how many flights CI ferry to HK late at night at the beginning of long HK holidays like Christmas Eve and then ferry back to Taiwan after taking such tours back to HK towards the end of the holidays you'll know it's definitely profitable
Sep 18, 2017, 11:42 pm
#21
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In term of UO's failure, it was mostly related to UO's management decisions rather than a simple demand and supply issue.
Also - operation costs (i.e. landing fee, fuel, etc.) in the U.S. is way cheaper than in HKG.