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In 1972, at list prices, 24M for a 747-100 and 34M for a Concorde, which is a fair bit more expensive… and then that's _vastly_ more expensive per seat.



If the plane can fly twice as often, it has, effectively, double the capacity.

Still, supersonics will need some major breakthrough in operational cost.




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