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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by imaginenore on Monday March 21, 2016 @02:42PM (#11330613)
That's why the ticket is $5K. Even if your fuel estimates are correct, they will burn 4-5 times more fuel, but they will charge 10 times per ticket compared to economy. I just checked, and you can get $532 roundtrip NYC<->LON.
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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by gomox on Monday March 21, 2016 @07:04PM (#11332916)
But a given airplane can carry a lot less people in a business-grade seat than in an economy seat. Also, NYC <-> LON for $500 is the price of only very few seats in a plane.
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