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A group of three executives require travel to a three-hour meeting
in St Gallen, Switzerland. Their present travel alternatives are:
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Commercial
flights. Three in total are required: Shannon-Dublin, Dublin-Vienna,
and Vienna-St Gallen. The total journey time is approximately
28 hours as connections are inconvenient and an overnight
stay is required in either Dublin or Vienna due to bad connections.
On day 2, the meeting is over too late for return travel to
be commenced. As a result, a second hotel stay is required,
and travel home consumes yet a third day. The tickets cost
approximately 600 euros each, hotels an additional 200 euros
each. Total travel and hotel costs are €2,400, and three working
days are consumed
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Private
Jet. In this instance, a jet can be chartered to go direct
from Shannon to St. Gallen. The meeting is achieved in one
day, but the cost is prohibitive. The best quote available
in Shannon at the time of writing was €18,000.00.
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PacNet
Air's TurboJet Cessna 210Pt An initial purchase of one US $5000
share in the aircraft entitles you to use it for 10 years (the
scheduled depreciation period). Your aircraft departs Shannon
at any time of day or night and flies direct to St Gallen. The
flying time is approximately 4 hours, and the meeting can be
held same day. At their convenience, the businessmen return
to the plane and fly home to Shannon. They get to sleep in their
own beds and have not suffered the stress of being away from
home and family. Total cost is approximately €4,000 for the
plan, plus €800 for a commercial pilot if required. Only 1 business
day has been consumed. |
Similar
analyses can be applied to a short trip to Dublin (fly to Weston
in the morning, have your meeting, and be back in Shannon in time
for lunch!). Or, the UK - whether flying to London, or to the countryside,
PacNet Air has access to thousands of smaller public and private
airfields, which helps ensure that you will land in a location convenient
to your meeting or event.
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