Originally Posted by jcooke
I wonder what, if any, revenue cargo has to factor into flights. Playing the numbers straight up as chicagorich showed one would assume that the flights wouldn't be that profitable, but there's gotta be some factor to make up for those flights' profitability or they simply don't make money contrary to popular belief.
-JC
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I suppose that US carries some cargo, but I have never heard that was either a bright spot in their business or that it is below forecast for whatever reason.
I have to believe that if they have cargo business, it has to be profitable. I mean, you don't have to feed it, make sure that it has a nice comfy seat, listen to it complain about the lousy f/c food, or worry about it "congregating" while it stands in line to use the lavatory...
If cargo is the item that would tip the equation to the positive side, they better take a lot more than a couple of rows of f/c seats out of their planes....