Originally Posted by
leftysauce
Is this per pax per flight or the entire flight?
Oops, sorry, my numbers are a little out of date. Using 2019 data, they made about $3BB in net income on about 1.8MM flights, so about $1,600 per flight. The $500 / flight number came from a few years earlier. (Of course, since the start of COVID, all airlines have been hemorrhaging money, but UA thinks they've turned the corner).
Originally Posted by
leftysauce
right I was the same but I changed my behavior when fares (starting to) hit the fan back in Jan/Feb. Kirby did say they're upping the price to gauge the price point acceptance so I guess (hopefully) people will stop buying these ridiculous fares in a few months and RM will release more inventory.
That's what I hope as well. At the moment, UA doesn't seem to be blinking much, although some prices are falling slightly as the travel date arrives. (I re-fared a flight yesterday to save $40).