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If this were true, the majority of flights would be a loss.
by devmor 3y ago
If this were true, the majority of flights would be a loss.
- iraqmtpizza 3y agoIf that were true, so what? That would be by my calculations 611,793,750 dollars a year for American Airlines Group (6700 flights/day, 250 dollars a ticket). While that is significantly less than their operating income, it's significantly more than their net income.
- csomar 3y agoWhy would that be the case? A flight can profitable even if it is half empty. The profit can still be one ticket.
- devmor 3y agoThe average flight is not half empty. If a half empty flight is profitable, then the profit of the average flight could not possibly be one ticket.
- Cacti 3y agoI think you are thinking about this way too much. The mean profit per flight is about $500. This number tells you nothing about whether a particular half empty flight is profitable or not. Literally every flight except one could be empty and you could still end up at a mean value of $500 if that one remaining flight is profitable enough.