Originally Posted by
captjns
One way Coach from DTW to DCA on Monday the 29th $256 to $594 including taxes and fees... they gotta pay for their own booze.
One way First Class frp, DTW to DCA $689 including all fees... all the booze they can consume at no extra charge.
https://res.nwa.com/secure/flight.nw...ponse%407e8edf
Do you think you can get a G-V from the hangar to the end of the departure runway for less than $689, including all fees and crews' salaries?
What you're failing to take into account is the cost of the executive(s) vs. time spent travelling. One of the largest reasons there are corporate flight departments is because it can be a cost saving measure (hard to believe but yes it is).
If you look at some of the ultra-high level corporate pay, you're looking as high as $10,000/hr+ salaries. In the best interest of the shareholder, flying on a corporate aircraft can be a huge cost savings when you consider the amount of time spent flying airlines.
Yes throwing one exectutive on a G-V for an international golf trip is entirely excessive. But if the company has a the right policy regarding travel, that excess can be avoided.
Yes having the Big 3 CEO's travel via corporate jet could have probably been the worst PR move since Columbia University let Ahmedinajad speak, but in plain sense it was the most cost effective to do.
I'll agree with previous posters on how the politicians made that an ultra-easy sell to the public against the Big 3 for their own power-play. But if they looked at their own travel,
what would they be flying?