The speed and premium service were costly: in 1997, the round-trip ticket price from New York to London was $7,995 (equivalent to $13,500 in 2021),[201] more than 30 times the cost of the least expensive scheduled flight for this route.[202][page needed] British Airways and Air France were able to operate Concorde at a profit after purchasing their aircraft from their respective governments at a steep discount in comparison to the programme's development and procurement costs.[203]