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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 11:46 am
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It is profitable when most people are paying fares that are profitable on a per seat basis.

Now that you've told us upgrades are easy to Hamburg, we will book the lowest possible (i.e. unprofitable) upgradable fares to Hamburg, and now the route will be unprofitable. Serves you right.
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