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Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down by scarface74 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:40AM (#34171669)
Airlines make a lot of their money from loyalty programs

https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor/2020/07/15/how-airlines...

And loyalty programs are bigger business for the higher end airlines that cater to business travels and the more affluent.

On top of that, the top 3 airlines make a lot of money off a first class and business travelers who are using other people’s money.

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Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down by philwelch on Thursday December 29, 2022 @10:02AM (#34173265)
You just listed a bunch of revenue sources SWA doesn’t have.
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Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down by scarface74 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @10:15AM (#34173434)
That’s the point…
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Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down by philwelch on Thursday December 29, 2022 @10:19AM (#34173475)
Gotcha.
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