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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 5:20 am
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Some of the difference might be same-day standby. Not possible in Europe, so business travelers might be forced to pay for the 400 Euro flight, rather than the evening 1 Euro cheapie.

I think it's a fantastic marketing tactic. Frequent Flyer plans started around 1977? And I think these cheapo Europe flights started 5-10 years ago, after revenue management systems got a lot better.

EasyJet and RyanAir have also negotiated some amazing deals with airports. I think EasyJet was 35% and 25% profitable in Q1 2006...

These numbers are off the top of my head...I welcome anyone with the actual figures to fix my posts.
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