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Old May 10, 2020 | 6:25 pm
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Originally Posted by AirbusFan2B
Wouldn’t fares go up about 5-6 fold if that occupancy level were sustained? Not sure if that would be a viable business model.
How do you come up with the 5-6 factor?

If fares were set to make flights profitable at this time, given the load factors that most flights see they would likely be in “unaffordable” range for most people. But I don’t think that is what is happening.
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