Airfare $19.86 surely way below fuel cost. Who even came up with this system?
More like mostly fees. Taxes are like $11, while the fees are most of it.
The fees are the cost of the flight. This would be like a restaurant listing the power, staffing, storage space, accounting, inspection, and all the other costs to make food separately on your receipt.
Well, half of it is a “carrier interface charge” - basically, you’re paying to buy online. Fees are taxed differently, but they have to be optional. If you buy at an airport, they don’t charge it.
That’s Frontier for ya. The Ryanair of the US
Why not simply make the flight FREE*
(* Taxes and fees apply)
Let’s not give them any ideas.
But hey, at least the FCC is investing DEI everywhere.
You couldn’t pay me enough to fly just now.
(Alright I lie. I’ll do it, but you have to pay up front and add in life insurance.)
That reminds me that I’ll probably be flying back to the Bay Area on my employer’s dime in a couple months … and I do have a decent life insurance policy through them … at least my wife will be able to live out the rest of her life in comfort
Comfort is a relative term, when her soulmate isn’t around…
Nah he’s still alive
I have a conference to go to next month, and I really need these planes to stop crashing between now and then or my wife won’t let me go.
Uh oh. Just realized I left myself wide open for some Monkey Paw shit. I really need these planes to stop crashing between now and THE TIME I SAFELY GET BACK HOME FROM THE CONFERENCE.
Good thing Biden and Lina Khan are still here working to fight junk fees. Oh… Wait
Ah, the playing of numbers. They could really spin this any way they want. The best way is to say the fee is the fee, and if it’s too much then don’t pay it. The purpose is to attempt to point the finger at all the other bullshit.
I’ve read somewhere that first and business class make up the bulk of the income. No source.
Most businesses do chase the whale customers.
I’m not sure how that maths out. Last time I booked a ticket (sadly a few days ago), it was a round trip with one connection each way, so 4 flights. It was an extra $600 for first class, so $150 per flight. The planes were around the 20 seats in first class size and that’d be $3k… it’s hard to say that the $3k was the bulk of the income there.
I heard the same thing - also have no source
Airline profit margins are surprisingly slim
