Re: Impulse Airlines

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor wrote in message ...
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> >Once Impulse expand to Brisbane (supposedly prior to the Olympics) with
the
> >same fare structure, you would have to start wondering about the
viability
> >of the sleeping cars.
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> Of course, the question assumes that the current occupants of sleeping
> carare actually paying full price  for them. Does anyone know what the
> percentage of full fare payers is on the XPT services in question?

Even pensioners on vouchers or those on 50% discount (available at off-peak)
are paying close to $140 for a sleeper to MEL or BNE, certainly the
difference is so small as to make the flight look extremely attractive.

Dave