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Old Sep 19, 2024 | 2:46 am
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Originally Posted by the810
. So they save 5 EUR on catering per person, but they will lose quite a lot of my business which will total hundreds of euros. If they can still fill the plane at the same fares, then it's all good, but they probably won't - at least some of my flights are not full. Of course, I'm not the average customer and I imagine they've done the math. Whether that math sticks is another matter, customers often claim one thing and do another.
Two very strong hypotheses:
  1. The cost per meal is less than 5 EUR
  2. Their load factor won’t take a hit in the medium to long run, and probably not even in the short run
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