Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
I am at an airline that is negotiating a contract. Focusing solely on hourly pay, I wondered how much a pay increase would cost ticket holders.
Assuming a 50% load, $3 ($6 per crew) per hour across the board (roughly 4-10% depending on seat and current pay) would work out to:
30 pax: 40 cents per hour per pax
50 pax: 24 cents per hour per pax
75 pax: 16 cents per hour per pax
I cannot believe that someone willing to spend $100 on a ticket would be UNwilling to spend $100.40.
Think about that when looking at a TA.
When Joe Pax clicks on Orbitz, given two flights they are going to take the cheapest one 90% of the time. Sadly too, we're WAY beyond a flight being profitable at 50%. But I get what you're saying... at 80-90% it's even less per pax. Hope you guys get what you're asking/fighting for.