07-06-2017, 08:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2017, 08:43 AM by thorn bird.)
Also from news.com.au
DO YOU ever get the feeling we Aussies pay a lot more for air travel than other people?
Well, you’re spot on.
Australians are among those who typically fork out the most money for their airfares, according to the latest price flight index by online travel agent Kiwi.com.
The index takes into account the price of domestic and international air travel for customers in 80 of the world’s most-visited countries, looking both at budget airlines and full-service flights.
It calculates the average ticket cost for every 100km of travel, using high and low season flight costs for more than a million journeys.
And then it ranks each country from the cheapest average flight price through to the most expensive.
Australia was ranked at 69 of the 80 countries listed. New Zealand was at number 17, the United Kingdom at 27 and the United States at 30.
Malaysia was identified as the least expensive overall for airfares, with an average cost of $5.63 per 100km. Romania came out on top for the cheapest domestic flights ($4.09 per 100km) while Sweden was found to have the cheapest international fares ($1.76 per 100km).
Kiwi.com chief executive Oliver Dlouhy said ticket prices fluctuated constantly, based on a number of factors.
“Year on year changes can partly be attributed to fuel prices, sociopolitical shifts such as Brexit, recent elections and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates,” he said.
“The UK, for example, is seeing a larger number of Americans visit due to the weakening of the pound, whereas Egypt and Turkey saw a drop in ticket prices due to a decrease in demand due to regional turmoil.”
The index found the average cost of flights overall for flying out of Australia was $39.61 per 100km.
Short-haul low-cost flights cost $56.31 per 100km, and short-haul full-service flights cost $70.50 per 100km.
For every 100km on a long-haul flights, Aussie passengers typically paid $13.05 with budget services and $18.68 on full services.
Mr Dlouhy said the index could be useful to customers looking to travel further on their budget.
Last month, news.com.au reported that Aussies travelling to the UK were forking out up to a third more to pay for the same seat on Qantas’ Perth to London service than our British counterparts were paying to fly here.
Qantas said apparent price hike for Aussies — of about 29 per cent in economy, and 33 per cent in business class — was due to a number of factors.
“Like all airlines, our fares at either end of a route can be different for a variety of reasons. These include seasonal market demand, currency strength and exchange, and the general aviation market in each country,” a Qantas representative told news.com.au.
Interesting to see the Kiwi position on the table. Then again, considering they have regulations modelled on the US FAR's not surprising. Their regulatory suite being adopted throughout the Pacific, Australia's home grown gobbledygook making us stand out like a pimple on the bum of the world completely out of touch with everywhere and that costs a premium.
Are we safer than anywhere else? Statistics would say nope...just a hell of a lot more expensive. We really are turning into a dumb country.
DO YOU ever get the feeling we Aussies pay a lot more for air travel than other people?
Well, you’re spot on.
Australians are among those who typically fork out the most money for their airfares, according to the latest price flight index by online travel agent Kiwi.com.
The index takes into account the price of domestic and international air travel for customers in 80 of the world’s most-visited countries, looking both at budget airlines and full-service flights.
It calculates the average ticket cost for every 100km of travel, using high and low season flight costs for more than a million journeys.
And then it ranks each country from the cheapest average flight price through to the most expensive.
Australia was ranked at 69 of the 80 countries listed. New Zealand was at number 17, the United Kingdom at 27 and the United States at 30.
Malaysia was identified as the least expensive overall for airfares, with an average cost of $5.63 per 100km. Romania came out on top for the cheapest domestic flights ($4.09 per 100km) while Sweden was found to have the cheapest international fares ($1.76 per 100km).
Kiwi.com chief executive Oliver Dlouhy said ticket prices fluctuated constantly, based on a number of factors.
“Year on year changes can partly be attributed to fuel prices, sociopolitical shifts such as Brexit, recent elections and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates,” he said.
“The UK, for example, is seeing a larger number of Americans visit due to the weakening of the pound, whereas Egypt and Turkey saw a drop in ticket prices due to a decrease in demand due to regional turmoil.”
The index found the average cost of flights overall for flying out of Australia was $39.61 per 100km.
Short-haul low-cost flights cost $56.31 per 100km, and short-haul full-service flights cost $70.50 per 100km.
For every 100km on a long-haul flights, Aussie passengers typically paid $13.05 with budget services and $18.68 on full services.
Mr Dlouhy said the index could be useful to customers looking to travel further on their budget.
Last month, news.com.au reported that Aussies travelling to the UK were forking out up to a third more to pay for the same seat on Qantas’ Perth to London service than our British counterparts were paying to fly here.
Qantas said apparent price hike for Aussies — of about 29 per cent in economy, and 33 per cent in business class — was due to a number of factors.
“Like all airlines, our fares at either end of a route can be different for a variety of reasons. These include seasonal market demand, currency strength and exchange, and the general aviation market in each country,” a Qantas representative told news.com.au.
Interesting to see the Kiwi position on the table. Then again, considering they have regulations modelled on the US FAR's not surprising. Their regulatory suite being adopted throughout the Pacific, Australia's home grown gobbledygook making us stand out like a pimple on the bum of the world completely out of touch with everywhere and that costs a premium.
Are we safer than anywhere else? Statistics would say nope...just a hell of a lot more expensive. We really are turning into a dumb country.