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Re:How to Beat High Airfares (2011) by Someone1234 on Monday September 15, 2014 @01:40PM (#8320177)
When you put it in those terms it seems almost insane. How can any company operate on such low margins? I mean, yes, the "Walmart model" is the answer, but it seems like they could go under very easily if hit by something unexpected.
Re:How to Beat High Airfares (2011) by epochwolf on Monday September 15, 2014 @01:57PM (#8320281)
> it seems like they could go under very easily if hit by something unexpected

They do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_bankruptcies_in_the_Uni...

Re:How to Beat High Airfares (2011) by fennecfoxen on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:01PM (#8320324)
There's an old joke about this: How do you make a million dollars in the airline business? Well, you start with a billion dollars...