I understand that flying to a new destination requires more staff to be hired then opening a flight to a new destination. However what if I'm flying for example Manchester - Heathrow, if I then start flying Manchester - Gatwick will the staff costs be cheaper because I am flying to two destinations that are extremely close?
Flying closer means you can put more routes to your plane in one day, meaning more staff required.
It depends on the aircraft but generally no.
EG. if you were to fly a 737 to Frankfurt once daily it would cost you the same as one route to a closer destination like Gatwick.
As it needs 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew it is still the same unless you can fit a second round trip in the same flight time as the other route
Quote from: dobbs1996 on November 13, 2011, 01:13:03 AM
It depends on the aircraft but generally no.
EG. if you were to fly a 737 to Frankfurt once daily it would cost you the same as one route to a closer destination like Gatwick.
As it needs 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew it is still the same unless you can fit a second round trip in the same flight time as the other route
Actually, that's incorrect. You need the same number of pilots & cabin crew regardless of whether you fly 5 daily flights or just 1 short flight for the entire week, and leave it on the tarmac for the other 160 hours.