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WHY IS IT SO COSTLY TO FLY SHORT DISTANCES
By Airline Ratings
Aircraft weight and size
There
is significant misunderstanding on why there is such a wide variation in fares
between short haul and long haul flights.
Aircraft
are designed for very specific missions, from short haul to long haul, with
flight times varying from about one hour to 18 hours.
Short
haul aircraft, which may perform eight flights a day, are heavier and thus more
costly to operate per passenger because the structure must withstand many
landing and takeoffs.
Short
haul aircraft tend to be smaller in size at about 180-seats and are thus less
efficient than a 500-seat jumbo.
Basic
costs
However,
the biggest impact is the basic costs of a flight which often are the same
regardless of how far you fly.
These
include landing charges, security screening charges and many of an airline’s
operational costs.
Boeing
once estimated that over 50% of the costs of an airline ticket was simply
having the aircraft sitting on the tarmac waiting for passengers.
Fuel
cost
Finally,
the amount of fuel burnt to reach cruising altitude is very high compared to
the amount used for the entire flight.
For
instance, on a four-hour flight of a 180-seat jet aircraft up to ¼ of the
flight’s fuel is used in the first 20 minutes just getting to cruise altitude.
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