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They are not on time. Jet arrives and takes off on your time, as ordered.
Both can be delayed for myriad reasons. Air travel is inherently faster, however.
When I last looked into this, flying private started somewhere around 10k a seat. Not cheap, but also something non-centimillionaires can afford.
But is it 10k if you fill the plane? Or could I get one all to myself for 10k?
Looking it up again, it looks like the way they generally charge is per hour of flying. Low end is $2k per hour with the high end being $10k per hour. I'm guessing the type of jet and accommodations makes all the difference.
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They are not on time. Jet arrives and takes off on your time, as ordered.
Except when it doesn't
You can't compare flying private, let alone commercial to riding Amtrak.
Amtrak doesn't get priority reliably enforced outside the Northeast and the delays are legendary.
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But is it 10k if you fill the plane? Or could I get one all to myself for 10k?
I believe it was ~10k per passenger. You'd end up sharing the plane with other people going to the same location. Looking it up again, it looks like the way they generally charge is per hour of flying. Low end is $2k per hour with the high end being $10k per hour. I'm guessing the type of jet and accommodations makes all the difference.
Then "true cost" requires a rabbit hole of business expense write-offs, fixed v. marginal costs, speed, comfort, (sub-)leasing, which airport you fly into, O&M strategies, and more.
Per the article, your fractional share of a 10M plane with 1M/y of maintenance gets you 100 hr/y.