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I'm sure the airlines know exactly what they are getting. The passengers are going to be the mad ones when they find out they can't afford a ticket. When this
by olympus 9y ago
I'm sure the airlines know exactly what they are getting. The passengers are going to be the mad ones when they find out they can't afford a ticket. When this happens the demand will plateau for the few high-demand routes that can sustain this price of ticket, and Boom won't get another order past the original 76 pre-orders.
- Gustomaximus 9y agoThe airlines know what they are getting and the passengers are going to be the mad when they can't afford a ticket? This doesn't make sense to me. The airline should have a netter idea of what passengers can and cant afford. Is they are confident enough to order planes, I feel its safe to assume the demand is there. More importantly I'd like to know what the cost and payment down is. If its $100k you might have many taking a high risk punt. If its $20m you've got some real commitment and confidence.
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- robbiemitchell 9y ago> The passengers are going to be the mad ones when they find out they can't afford a ticket Business travelers will be buying these. They'll have a travel budget, the trip will be justified, and the company card will pay. It will pass through silently and might eventually show up in a travel policy that states how only executives are allowed to book supersonic flights. Not only won't the passengers be mad, they might even be more likely to fly given the reduced travel time. It will now be much faster from NYC to London than to the Bay.
- paulie_a 9y agoConsidering the airlines financial history of government bailouts and bankruptcy I wouldn't be so sure.