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on May 15, 2013
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Give them an inch and they take $773 million
The issue here is probably their margins, not their volume, though? It doesn't matter how much passenger revenue they bring in if the expenses (safety, security, regulation conformance, equipment maintenance, fuel, staff pay...) outweigh it.
kamkazemoose
on May 15, 2013
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It reminds me of the old quip "We lose money on every sale, but we make up for it in volume."
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