Cabin crew cost

What this is

What the on-board staff cost over a year: the people who make up berths, serve breakfast and look after passengers overnight.

A wage per productive hour is divided by the share of paid hours that is productive, then multiplied by the hours the crew is on board. Long trips need relief crew, which lowers that share and raises the effective hourly cost.

What the cabin crew costs per year, including the relief crew a long trip needs.

The formula

$$C_{crew} = \frac{c_{crew/h}}{\eta_{crew}} \times \left( \sum_{seg} t_{seg,h} \cdot n_{crew} + \sum_{stop} t_{dwell,h} \cdot n_{crew} \right)$$

	Symbol	Meaning	Unit	Where it comes from
Input	c_crew/h	Crew wage per productive hour, per attendant	€/h	operator_crew_costs_eur_h
Input	eta_crew	Share of paid crew hours that is productive	–	roster_efficiency_driver
Input	t_seg,h	Running time between stops, buffer included	h	computed upstream
Input	t_dwell,h	Waiting time at stops	h	dwell_time_both
Input	n_crew	Crew members on board (train manager counted with a factor)	persons	coach_type_crew_factor
Result	C_crew	Annual cabin crew cost	€/year	—

Feeds into: operator_variable_total_eur

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