how come fuel cost so much but i can fly london to krakow £30 rtn?

Answer 1

Not all seats are sold at that price. that's the trick with low cost carriers. On some routes, some days and some hours you can find great deals.

Answer 2

The reason is that not all seats on the aircraft are sold at that price. Most airlines, even the budget ones, have a fares ladder which means they sell a certain number of seats at the lowest fare, a certain number at the highest fare, and then there are all sorts of prices in between.

The reason for this, as far as I know, is that airlines will never make a profit selling all the tickets at the lowest price (mainly because of the cost of fuel) but if they sold them all at the highest fare it would beyond a lot of people's means and the result would be that hardly anyone would use the airline. So they strike a happy medium by selling a mixture of fares.

Of course, the further in advance you book, the more likely you are to get a lower fare as most people will want to buy the cheapest ticket. Therefore, the later you leave it the greater the chance that you will be quoted some extortionate fare.

I work for an airline and I was once told that only 7% of the cost of each ticket is profit for the airline - the rest goes to paying for fuel, paying governments for landing rights, paying employees, providing catering on board, etc etc etc. I don't know how accurate this is or whether it applies to all airlines.

Answer 3

Something to do with aviation fuel not being taxed I think. Isn't that one of the things that the government is proposing to stop us burning a hole in the ozone layer?!

Answer 4

If the British government get there robbing/taxing ways cheap flights will be a thing of the past !!!!!!

Answer 5

Why do you say fuel is expenisve - compare the price with a pint of beer.

Answer 6

aviation fuel isnt taxed.. yet but we pay about 85% on petrol in the UK

Answer 7

ask british airlines if you can!!!