All six seats filled splitting the cost would be a little more per passenger than getting first class. But trust me the experience is 1000x better than the airlines. No security, no waiting, no baggage check, no charge for parking, none of that.
Still pricey for the average flyer, I think. However, if many who typically fly first class took your option instead, I'm thinking the airlines would regret it. First class seat sales must be a significant portion of their profit.
It is a massive amount of their profit and yes the airlines are very very cheap for what they offer. A lot of people (before COVID) complained about the product they were offering. But the fact that you could buy flights on spirit (garbage product but super super cheap) from Chicago to Las Vegas for $28 per ticket is just insane. The profit margins at the airlines are so thin compared to other industries. The amount of regulations we have to comply with is insane even just as pilots. Which contributed to safety for sure but just to keep me legal to fly costs my employer about $60K per year just in training costs. And that is the cost before I earn the company a single penny by flying and does not include my salary. That is just sending me to the simulator for currency training every 6 months.
Few people understand the costs that go into making this stuff happen. Many think these are super wealthy entities and people who are hoarding vaults full of cash, and who refuse to part with even a little of it to comply with the holy government's little tiny new regulation.
All six seats filled splitting the cost would be a little more per passenger than getting first class. But trust me the experience is 1000x better than the airlines. No security, no waiting, no baggage check, no charge for parking, none of that.
Still pricey for the average flyer, I think. However, if many who typically fly first class took your option instead, I'm thinking the airlines would regret it. First class seat sales must be a significant portion of their profit.
It is a massive amount of their profit and yes the airlines are very very cheap for what they offer. A lot of people (before COVID) complained about the product they were offering. But the fact that you could buy flights on spirit (garbage product but super super cheap) from Chicago to Las Vegas for $28 per ticket is just insane. The profit margins at the airlines are so thin compared to other industries. The amount of regulations we have to comply with is insane even just as pilots. Which contributed to safety for sure but just to keep me legal to fly costs my employer about $60K per year just in training costs. And that is the cost before I earn the company a single penny by flying and does not include my salary. That is just sending me to the simulator for currency training every 6 months.
Few people understand the costs that go into making this stuff happen. Many think these are super wealthy entities and people who are hoarding vaults full of cash, and who refuse to part with even a little of it to comply with the holy government's little tiny new regulation.