Originally Posted by
hillrider
The majority of people generate losses to an airline. It's this business crowd that makes money for the airline. And they know and care. And talk to each other about this.
That business dynamic is gone. For a while now. With ancillary fees, the so-called "kettles" can bring profit to an airline. Moreover, those $39 short-hop and $99 transcon fares are gone. Even in the winter months, Y international tickets aren't cheap. Domestic F has been discounted to the point of being cheaper than many Y fares. If the "front-cabin" crowd was bringing in so much money for the airlines, we wouldn't be seeing the down-sizing of the front cabins on both domestic and international aircraft.