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Old Jun 3, 2014, 3:33 pm
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airmotive
 
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Originally Posted by cubfan99
Something is a bit fishy with those numbers. If the average profit per passenger is $5.42, and the profit margin is 2.4%, that would mean the average revenue per passenger is around $220. Even if that is before taxes, that seems like accounting voodoo. I can't imagine ANY route where the fare plus fees is as low as $220 these days, much less having all the routes average that.
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