How does ACCESS by Airly compare financially?

Warren Buffet once famously said “Price is what you pay – value is what you get.” 

Let’s apply this to Victoria’s travel options from Sydney to Thredbo, for herself and her two children, and compare ACCESS by Airly to both commercial and charter options from a value perspective.

ACCESS by Airly:

• ACCESS by Airly: $9,950 annual fee (assume 10 flights per year): $995 amortised
• Flight from Sydney Airport to Snowy Mountains (Cooma) Airport: $2,716 (whole aircraft)
• Ground transfers from Rose Bay to Sydney Airport, and Cooma to Thredbo: $250
• Total: $3,991 (including ACCESS annual fee)
• Door to door trip time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Via commercial air travel, Victoria could choose to fly to Canberra:

• Flight from Sydney Airport to Canberra: Between $208 and $450 per person ($624 – $1,350) economy, or $760 business class ($2,280)
• Ground transfers from Rose Bay to Sydney Airport and Canberra to Thredbo: $800 (3 hours)
• Total: Between $1,800 (economy) – $3,080 (business)
• Door to door trip time: 5 hours

And a charter flight estimate:

• Sydney to Snowy Mountains (Cooma) Airport in a Cessna Mustang: $6,835
• Ground transfers from Rose Bay to Sydney Airport, and Cooma to Thredbo: $350
• Total: $7,185
• Door to door trip time: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Overall, ACCESS by Airly’s value is compelling in terms of the time to price ratio, while the journey experience is without rival.