Originally Posted by
SFO_FT
Actually, domestic average airfares, by route and carrier, are collected and distributed by the DOT. Carriers are required to provide this data to the government and anyone can see it. For example, between SF and NY for one of the quarters in 2016, the average UA fare was $412 while for Virgin America it was $298.
Yes but VX has only 8 F seats so that's not really a good comparison plus average fare doesn't necessarily equate to profitability.