The fuel was HOW MUCH?!?!?!

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 29 Oct 2006, 18:36

Okay, a bit over-the-top on the subject, but I must apologize for costing the company a couple hundred thousand on my return flight from Amsterdam to Manchester. Apparently the fuel rates have adjusted again and the price went way up from the last time I was in there and it cost quite a bit more for me to put 8000kg on the bird than I'd planned. Kinda sucks too because I actually made good time back to Manchester for once. I usually get nailed by high winds and use most of that extra 3000kg of fuel that I put aboard.

Post by **DaveB** » 29 Oct 2006, 20:19

Yo Chris..

Tks for bringing the price changes to our attention. I've been watching recently and there does seem to be a bit of disparity from airport to airport. Manchester for example is probably one of if not THE cheapest airport I've fuelled up at and I'm not quite sure why OR why it's cheaper than LHR :think:
EAL used to run their flights from Stansted to Geneva with the bare minimum of gas so that they could take advantage of the cheap fuel there but it is (was) currently running at v$1.62 per ltr and compare that with Manch which was at v$1.12.. it hardly seems right.

Anyway.. I suppose we'd better take a good look before we takeoff on the outbound now just in case a bit extra is required beforehand. Have the ticket prices gone up accordingly Chris??

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 29 Oct 2006, 22:58

Ticket prices are set by the big boss (John). There has been a request (and it's been added to the "to do list" by Konny) for easier price changing controls to allow you to adjust the prices by percentage or fixed amount by on aircraft type, route, or all flights.

Post by **DaveB** » 29 Oct 2006, 23:50

Tks Chris

There was a presumption (always dangerous) that as fuel prices had increased, ticket prices would increase by a similar margin but I see that this is far more complex than hitting a 'button' :think:

ATB

DaveB :tab: