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[zooweemama]

Aircraft that fly faster than the speed of sound should have a "sonic boom fare increase" because if you take these aircraft and fly them at normal fares, it'll NEVER make profit. the reality that British Airway's Concorde charges over $6000 for a round trip from London to new york, that is why we should be able to revive passengers even though the fare of a sonic boom aircraft is 5 times the normal fare. A suggestion is that to monitor and set up fare differently for the Concorde so it could reflect on the demand of high class supersonic travel fares.

[zooweemama]

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[BritAbroad]

Actually, for the record, I have made a profit with Concorde on AE, but only where there was zero competition and on low frequencies.
This has been suggested before, with the suggestion of making speed accounted for in route reputation.

[Spanish David]

Actually, for the record, I have made a profit with Concorde on AE, but only where there was zero competition and on low frequencies.
This has been suggested before, with the suggestion of making speed accounted for in route reputation.

But wouldn´t this cause a disadvantage for regional airlines which use turboprops :?

[Sheepy]

In theory, a modification could be made that Concorde taps into the business class demand yet is able to charge 2.5x as much as competitors are offereing. However on routes where both Concorde and something else are available may cause issues...

[BritAbroad]

But wouldn´t this cause a disadvantage for regional airlines which use turboprops :?

Definitely.
If presented with a trip taking half the time on a regional jet, you'd expect to pay more right?
It makes sense that slower props cause a lower route reputation, and thus have an impact on how much you can get away with charging, right?

It won't be a major change, as I don't think route rep has a major effect on the acceptable variation of price, but it will help.