I’m considering getting one of those cheap tickets you see which is a direct round trip from MSP to Orlando for $60 including fees (it wasnt the date i wanted but it was cheap). How does that make economic sense for the airline? Sure the plane is making the trip anyway, but how can hauling my 200lbs of man meat 1500miles for $30 each direction not more than offset the fuel?
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If the plane takes off half full or all the way full, realistically it costs about the same outside of extra fuel for a heavier plane. Actually fueling the plane, readying it to fly, and staffing the flight and gate is where the costs are.
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