Proportionately, flights from the least developed countries to the developed countries and vise-versa are "throat-cutting" i.e. compared to flights between most western countries.
However, the distance from a number of these underdeveloped countries are but a "stone-throw" from the western countries.
2006-10-25 01:42:24 · 8 answers · asked by Tamaha 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Other - Africa & Middle East
Would have thought you would be better off spending your money on food/etc than flying round the world.
2006-10-25 01:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Airline are not charitable. If they don't make a profit for the stock holders, they are going out of business. At a minimum the business requires a guaranteed pay load of cargo/passengers, a safe, well maintained landing strip, mechanics, ticket agents, baggage/cargo handlers, air traffic controllers, refueling capability, hangers, and other support. Even in the US flying between small airports is more expensive than flying between large cities. Supply and demand truly drive the airline business.
2006-10-25 02:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by lollipop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, airlines offer cheaper ticket-prices according to the amount of traffic they think they can attract (what the market will bear...) They are not in business to help out under-developed countries, just to make money. If enough of your compratriots wish to travel often, these flight-prices will become competitive.
2006-10-25 01:47:18 · answer #3 · answered by simon2blues 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes depending on who has the monopoly of a particular country,there are reasonably priced air fares & shortly I believe things will get better the way prices are coming down.
2006-10-25 02:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by edison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a buisness at the end of the day .....
our prices havent always been cheap and are only now because of the millions that use the system making it cheaper for others ,,,,we had it expensive for ages too so stop complaining..
2006-10-25 01:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by slysimon69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sheesh, prices between states in the US are "throat cutting" to me. lets lower the prices here, before we worry about other countries...
(the same could be said about criminals... cough cough)
2006-10-25 01:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by lostcause8436 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the day the 'undeveloped countries' will develope and build their own planes, it will cost them cheaper to fly.
2006-10-26 19:45:35 · answer #7 · answered by zilber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to google and shop around ( compare prices)
2006-10-25 01:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋