Cost of operating a flight: Mk2

[MEL_Traveller]

Noting this earlier article here on AFF: The Cost of Operating a Commercial Flight it was interesting to read SAS's inflight magazine which gives some specifics about fuel burn per seat, per kilometre.

This could be matched with the current price of jet fuel (which is what by the way?)

Here are the figures for SAS, expressed as follows: aircraft/seats/litres per seat per km:

A320neo/180 (seats)/0.023 (litres per seat per kilometre)
A319/150/0.033
A320/168/0.029
A321/200/0.028

737-6/120/0.037
737-7/141/0.032
737-8/181/0.027

A333/266/0.033
A343/247/0.039

A359/300/0.028

CRJ900/90/0.038

ATR72-6/70/0.026

 

[p--and--t]

Would be interesting to see the table extended with more current aircraft of interest. e.g. A380, B789, A350

 

[Austman]

Would be interesting to see the table extended with more current aircraft of interest. e.g. A380, B789, A350

The A359 is there (on order by SAS). SAS don't use A380s or B787s.

I suspect this is a bit of a SAS response to the flygskam movement.

 

[tdimdad]

Interesting how much lower A320neo is compared to the others. What's the difference that causes this?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Interesting how much lower A320neo is compared to the others. What's the difference that causes this?

A small part of the difference is the different capacity - A320 is 168 vs neo at 180.

 

[oz_mark]

Interesting how much lower A320neo is compared to the others. What's the difference that causes this?

The New Engines are a big part of it - It's pretty much why the NEO exists..