[Someone1234]

I'm surprised it isn't higher:

> The aircraft was forced to return to the UK when Haines tried to open the door, forcing the RAF to scramble two Eurofighter Typhoon jets to intercept it.

That might mean:

- Fuel dump (max landing weight).

- Crew over-hours.

- Additional airport fees / take off slot.

- Compensation to other passengers.

If anything $86K seems low.

[yread]

Agreed, just the Typhoon's cost way more: UK accounts 70k pounds per flight hour (that includes depreciation, capital costs and all that, pure per-hour cost is probably closer to 20k)

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1384595

[m23khan]

86K pounds which would be approx. US $111,450. Agreed, that seems less.