Originally Posted by
11atsomto
People say Cargo drives everything you can't make money in any route unless it has Cargo, yet we (and like the entire industry which will soon become the norm rather than the exception) take narrowbody planes across the Atlantic.
I have been told in a classroom on company property that if Polarius or whatever the " nomenclature du jour" the entire cost of the flight is paid for...............
but like what if everyone used points to upgrade?
I have been told that Hawaii is pretty much a money losing market and is only kept so as to reward or entice Mileage plus explorers to cash in thier rewards as they continue to chase thier next status.
I don't really know........not really part of my job to know that. I just kind of focus on ending up where where it says on the peoples boarding passes......and if can do so safely then maybe do so within 14 minutes after the time that's listed.
The same people that love to quote wolf saying “there’s no money in cargo” also like to quote “we fly they manage”… anyone throwing around absolutes like they fully understand the finances behind it are ignorant of the risk/reward. It’s a fickle market that requires a huge investment with cut throat competition. It would probably take 10 years of forecasted high revenue cargo for us to really gamble on it from a company level. Pilots are available and there are a lot of acme cargo operations with their sights set on those same contracts. It’s a nuanced argument either way.