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Re:Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban by lokar on Friday July 03, 2026 @01:50PM (#48777782)
This big airlines in the US loose money overall operating flights. They make it up on loyalty programs and credit cards.
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Re:Supersonic flight returning to US after half-century ban by nradov on Friday July 03, 2026 @02:03PM (#48777943)
Exactly. Now they even make decisions on which routes to offer based on how likely they are to attract customers who use their branded credit cards. The analytics around this are quite sophisticated.
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