200ml cans weigh less than 375ml cans, so less weight means less fuel burn for the same number of cans.
True - but imagine how much less fuel burn they'd get if they got rid of the big cans of beer and the heavy small glass bottles of wine!
Cheers,
Renato
On Virgin you seriously have to pay for a softdrink??? OMG
i didn't think it was too bad.
Last year on RyanAir, I think I paid 2 Euros for a tiny can of PepsiMax - and it was warm.
At least Virgin have cold cans.
Regards,
Renato
I prefer the smaller cans. Before the change over, I'd always hand back a half empty can with an apology as I know it's a hassle for disposal but I can't get through a full can in an hour flight.
Why apologize for the left-over soft drink?
You should instead thank them for entirely satisfying your need - something I can't do.
Regards,
Renato
The small cans only cost less in numerical value only. If you take the cost per volume, they can be much more expensive compared to your 375ml counterpart
I agree entirely.
Renato
That only applies for individual cans. If buying multipacks it is usually cheaper not only on a per unit volume basis, but also on a per can basis to buy bigger cans. Cheaper to buy 375ml multipacks and throw half drunk can away than buy 200ml multipacks.
That aside the cost of cans of soft drink in Australia is just crazy. More expensive than Tokyo, New York, London by a decent margin, and even slightly more expensive than Zurich.
It depends where one buys the cans.
In my rip-off second homeland of Italy, one can sit down, have a nice snack or meal in accordance with the prices posted out the front of the establishment, and then be hit with a bill of 4.5, 5 or even 6 Euros per 200 or 300ml can of Coke Zero. Though supermarket prices for their cans and bottles of Coke and especially Pepsi are lower than here.
In France 11 years ago, every meal was great, but every glass of Coke cost 4 Euros.
Regards,
Renato
I'm missing something here. Can't drink a 375 MPs soft drink but can drink more if an alcoholic drink?
Or is this an volumetric opportunity cost scenario - more soft = less hard
I guess people had better keep drinking their big cans of beer, else they'll be shrunk too.
Cheers,
Renato
so now VA are passing the buck of their inadequacies/procedure failures on to their passengers
. Many MANY other ailines seem to be able to cope with this 'problem'
. It's pathetic enough that passengers have to pay for a soft drink on VA (no different to it's LCC Tiger), but now it seems that passengers don't have the right to use/not use something they have PAID EXTRA FOR, because it inconveniences the airline/cabin crew:shock: what a joke
I see that you are on my wavelength on this matter.
Cheers,
Renato
You'll likely find it's about what passengers are looking for the most on a domestic flight. Grouping these demand metrics into clusters and mapping a business path forward to meet pax expectations best while improving the cost position for every flight. Some call it strategy, and it's also known as 'Changing the Value Curve' of a product to maximize efficiency across multiple areas of the business. What this means is you may have been trained to think having a beer/coffee/whatever is important on your regular SYD-MEL flight, but in fact, by removing this it won't change your behavior in who you spend/fly with, and there could be another product which is more valuable to you which you don't know is important to you, until you see it!
So basically, for every person coughing about having to pay for coke, are 5x more passengers happy they saved $20 on the flight. Every pax has different drivers in what makes them fly, and having this level of deep understanding is difficult for most airlines.
Regarding food wastage on flights - this is a very real issue for almost every airline. Just recently, I spent time with one large Asian-based carrier who is losing mid-6-figures monthly from food wastage, plus the cost of additional fuel by having to cart this stuff all around the world. After analyzing all aspects of the catering business, I was able to create a solution for them which turned a cost/wastage into a highly lucrative revenue stream which will net millions with only a few minor tweaks to operations.
This same airline gives away large cans of soft drink to every pax. Suddenly, food wastage isn't a bad thing anymore.
It's easy to see when 'airline' people make decisions at airlines which directly impact revenue. They're generally ill-thought-out and don't consider other areas of the business. I'm not saying VA sucks in this area - but they are one of the least profitable airlines flying in the Australian skies.
Many fascinating insights, thanks.
Regards,
Renato
Have to laugh at the suggestion that instead of downsizing the can size, VA should purchase new rubbish bags that don't leak.
One is a cost recouped from pax through the sale and the other is a consumable with the cost absorbed by VA in operating cost and ultimately, needs to be covered by income.
Either the bags leak or they don't.
If they don't leak, this whole wastage business is ridiculous, as it wouldn't matter much - since most people just get their complimentary drink in a plastic glass.
If the bags do leak, then cutting the can size solves nothing, since people can put unfinished cans of beer and of 200ml cans of soft drink back, and staff wind up with leaky fluid on their clothes or on the floor - which wouldn't be very sanitary.
Regards,
Renato
Trip Update - Brisbane is an extremely nice city, I've never been here before, and have been greatly impressed. My wife was last here 20 years ago, and she is very impressed.
And within a day and a half of arriving, I had eaten five meat pies - four from IGA, one at Central Station food court.
What stands out is that,
a..... They are delicious and have a soft pastry base, and
b.......Unlike just about every meat pie bought in Melbourne, i don't get heartburn after eating the Brisbane pies. In Melbourne, I'm always reaching for a Zantac or other heartburn stuff an hour or two after eating a pie.
Regards,
Renato
