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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by jonu
...Clearly, credit card spend is very profitable for the airlines. My question is what drives credit card spend? Is it status qualification (AA>>DL>UA)?...
Airlines are getting a great deal from credit cards - revenue in a lot of cases without actually having to deal with pesky passengers. UA's margin on flight operations probably pales in comparison to their almost pure profit on CC affinities..
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