On Sun, Jul 09, 2006 at 12:40:13PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: > Don Williams wrote: > > >I've been watching this thread for a while and can no longer be silent. > >This is the biggest load of bullshit I've seen in ages. I just did two > >calculations for 4000 kgs and 2000 kgs of cartons (holding about twenty > >cameras each) across the Atlantic from Toivakka to New York -- door to > >door. > > > >The TNT Air Freight cost would be 22.97 Euro per kilogram for a shipment > >of boxes that total 4000 kgs. If anyone doesn't believe this go to the > >TNT website and do the calculation yourself. I think 4000 kgs is a large > >quantity. Yes? Or is the poster (I can't remember who posted the > >original rubbish) going to say 4000 kgs is not a large enough quantity. > >By the way *the more you send* the cheaper it gets! > > > >Don > > > > > > > > > > > I said large quantities, and I meant it. I'm talking by the multiple > containerload. 747-400F's are relatively cheap to operate, the larger > freight aircraft aren't so cheap, and are rather limited availability > (which drives up the price).
They're still cheaper to operate than passenger aircraft, pound for pound. Passengers demand expensive, heavy, support equipment (seats, crew, etc.) And if any one of a dozen airlines can ship me and my luggage across the Atlantic (business class) at a cost well under $100/lb round trip, and make money when the plane is loaded to less than half capacity, there is simply no way it costs orders of magnitude more to ship air freight. Perhaps you confused price per tonne with price per kg? Another point to consider: FedEx ship air freight across the country (using their own dedicated L1011s and other similar aircraft). I assume they make money on the deal - they've been doing this for many years now - and they sure don't charge anywhere near what you've been suggesting. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
