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There was a news article about a Delta Capt who spent 1 year’s salary to charter an A330 for his own retirement.
C’mon, it wasn’t that much, more like half a year’s salary.
There was a news article about a Delta Capt who spent 1 year’s salary to charter an A330 for his own retirement.
C’mon, it wasn’t that much, more like half a year’s salary.
I saw a screenshot of one month's salary for a retiring DAL CA that was more than this figure (pic taken by a navy and delta bud who was jumpseating the flight). 1.3M for the year. This was probably not that much to him
Full disclosure, I showed this to the guy I was flying with at the time, and he said something to the effect of "god damnit f my life" and then muttered some other choice words. "Sorry?"
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This.The one time a asked an airline charter department about that, they said they'd have to quote two round-trips, because they have to pay for the airplane and crew to get back home when they drop you off, then another round-trip to pick you up again. They won't sit at the destination waiting for you to be ready to return. It is not a way to save money ...
I saw a screenshot of one month's salary for a retiring DAL CA that was more than this figure (pic taken by a navy and delta bud who was jumpseating the flight). 1.3M for the year. This was probably not that much to him
Full disclosure, I showed this to the guy I was flying with at the time, and he said something to the effect of "god damnit f my life" and then muttered some other choice words. "Sorry?"
^ Dont hate the playa, hate the game ya'll
This.
I don't know the specifics of airline charters, but I know the dynamics of charters in general, and one has to consider the opportunity cost of letting an airplane sit.
If you're going to park a widebody aircraft in London for a week, you have to estimate how much revenue will be lost by having it parked. Since most airliners are constantly on the move, generating revenue, I'd imagine this number is quite high. For a week long trip, it is probably cheaper to fly across the Atlantic empty, twice, than to be out of commission for a week.
This is also probably why airlines do things like sports charters. They are either out and back in the same day, or one overnight maybe.
This.
I don't know the specifics of airline charters, but I know the dynamics of charters in general, and one has to consider the opportunity cost of letting an airplane sit.
If you're going to park a widebody aircraft in London for a week, you have to estimate how much revenue will be lost by having it parked. Since most airliners are constantly on the move, generating revenue, I'd imagine this number is quite high. For a week long trip, it is probably cheaper to fly across the Atlantic empty, twice, than to be out of commission for a week.
This is also probably why airlines do things like sports charters. They are either out and back in the same day, or one overnight maybe.
As a former charter broker and pilot, it’s really not that complicated. You either have the money or you don’t. To expand on this, a business will do wild things for good money.