Low-cost
20 min. turn => planes aloft 11.3 vs 8 hrs, 50% more
- save 50% cost of pilots (300k) on 266 planes: 39.9m
- flight attendants (12 on a plane), 6@33k*266: 53.2m
- would need 50% more planes (133*750k) = 99m
- rentals are 201m for 266 planes
- 1/2 ground crew (6 versus 12)
- 2 people / departure, 2,300 / day, save 1,150*30k = 34.5m
- Peanuts vs meals: 70m*1/2*7 = 250 m
- 3.6b/72=50m, 2,300*365*130*.65=70m, 87.5m peanuts
- Lots of little things
Total savings: 476.6 million