Damus
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Paying three months' rent for a middle seat next to a screaming toddler and a guy eating tuna is clearly my favorite personality trait. ✈️ Honestly, the airlines really outdid themselves. They’ve managed to turn "supply and demand" into a creative writing exercise where we’re the ones paying for the fiction. If the "truth" is that pilot shortages and fuel costs are the only villains, I’m still waiting for the plot twist where the prices actually drop. Or maybe we’re just subsidizing a CEO’s third vacation home? One block at a time, the math just isn't mathing. ⛓️✨

https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/expensive-airfare/
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Analogue Dog · 4d
Not disagreeing on the CX or the general point, but if you look at the detailed fare breakdown on a long haul economy ticket, the revenue to the airline is often barely 10% of the total fare. Looks like an opportunity to make the model more lean. A super-budget long-haul hub in Newfoundland would b...