Even if there are not many tickets sold at that price, there is a demand for them.
Let's take a look at the following scenario:
A business traveller, a manager at a large company, has the chance to close a deal worth several million $$$ for his company. However, he is in Frankfurt, and has to be in Hong Kong the next evening. He needs to get a last minute-ticket to get there in time and needs space to do work in preparation of the deal on his lap top. Business and a First are booked solid most arlines, and there are only a few seats available at $16k. All cheaper flights only arrive after the meeting is to have happened. So, his only chance is to pay the 16k (paid by his company) to secure the million-dollar deal.
While that is not a scenario that happens hundreds of times each day, it does happen, and unless a company operates their own business jets (which could easily cost more than 16k for such a flight), they need those seats, and are willing to pay a premium for it.
Let's take a look at the following scenario:
A business traveller, a manager at a large company, has the chance to close a deal worth several million $$$ for his company. However, he is in Frankfurt, and has to be in Hong Kong the next evening. He needs to get a last minute-ticket to get there in time and needs space to do work in preparation of the deal on his lap top. Business and a First are booked solid most arlines, and there are only a few seats available at $16k. All cheaper flights only arrive after the meeting is to have happened. So, his only chance is to pay the 16k (paid by his company) to secure the million-dollar deal.
While that is not a scenario that happens hundreds of times each day, it does happen, and unless a company operates their own business jets (which could easily cost more than 16k for such a flight), they need those seats, and are willing to pay a premium for it.
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