Originally Posted by
horrido27
THAT is a significant difference.
If it all comes down to a few words, ie- Pretax PROFIT up to/over $2.5B vs. Pretax PROFIT up to/over 6.9% margin
A set amount vs a set percentage.
It's less about the 6.9 vs 2.5B. Delta is just more profitable and has consistently been over the last decade. If we wanted to be on parity you would have to address the 10/20% and make those numbers higher.