Borneo Aviation JournalAirline economics, made understandable
Build one clear passenger scenario, then see how published fares and researched operating-cost assumptions fit together. These are educational estimates—not AirBorneo’s bookings, contracts, revenue or profit.
A public learning model
Official rates and published benchmarks are separated from AB Tracker's planning assumptions throughout the page.
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Start here
Choose a route, then try a simple passenger scenario. Every number on the page will follow the same choices.
1 · Choose a route
2 · Choose a simple starting point
Fine-tune Business and Economy separately below.
Part one · Ticket value
This combines the published or estimated fare with the passenger scenario you choose. It is not actual ticket sales.
Your passenger scenario
KCH → KUL
Choose how many seats might be filled. These are learning assumptions, not actual bookings.
12 seats · starting fare RM 736
150 seats · announced fare RM 375
Ticket value for one flight
RM 52,066
Across 66 listed flights
RM 3,436,356
Seats in this aircraft
162
Ticket value is not revenue or profit. It excludes taxes, optional extras, unknown discounts and AirBorneo's actual sales.
The simple formula: filled Business seats × Business fare, plus filled Economy seats × Economy fare.
Fare information effective 20 July 2026. “From” means the lowest advertised starting price.
Part two · KCH–KUL operating-cost model
Your passenger choices continue here. Change the cost assumptions only if you want to explore how the comparison moves. This is not AirBorneo's contract, accounts or actual profit.
Model version
July 2026 planning scenario
One-way flight · 972 km · 162 seats
Estimated direct flight cost
RM 48,026
Ticket value after passenger airport charges
RM 51,029
Amount left before other costs
+RM 3,003
Your cabin scenario
Filled icons follow your sliders. They do not show seats actually sold or available on an AirBorneo flight.
Business
10 filled · 2 empty
10 / 12
Economy
120 filled · 30 empty
120 / 150
Business
Rows 1–3 · 2 + 2
10 / 12
Economy
Rows 4–28 · 3 + 3
120 / 150
Where the estimated direct cost goes
Share of the estimated RM 48,026 sector cost
Passengers in this scenario
130 of 162
Average ticket value needed to cover these direct costs
RM 371
Direct cost per seat per kilometre
30.5 sen
30-day illustration at 120 flights
RM 5,763,121
The comparison removes the known RM8 passenger airport charge from the starting-fare value. It still excludes sales fees, overhead, tax, disruption costs, cargo, optional extras and other items that are not publicly known. A positive balance here is not profit.
Optional deep dive
Passenger scenario carried from part one
Business
80%
Economy
80%
Adjust these using the passenger controls in part one. Every result on this page uses the same values.
Planning assumption · Aircraft package
Published benchmark · Fuel price
Planning assumption · Fuel use
Planning assumption · Block time
Planning assumption · Handling
Published benchmark · Exchange rate