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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Gamecock
Attepmting to read AA's mind, I would think PLTs buying upgrades are an important part of their income flow. As a group who burns through stickers more than PLTs and subsequently will buy them for a roune longer than say SAN-DFW?
I think you're right. The $300-540 I noted in my post is probably a not-insignificant percentage of revenue per PLT per year and, without knowing the margins, perhaps an even larger percentage of earnings.
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