Originally Posted by
Montcalm
What's truly eye-opening is that even for American, its most profitable routes are concentrated in New York and Los Angeles, two high-value markets the carrier has willingly retreated from in favor of lower-yielding endeavors.
Reestablishing a meaningful presence there will be exceedingly difficult, due to entrenched competition, slot constraints, and the erosion of brand relevance.
not defending management decisions as a whole one iota but…:
high revenue does not equal high profit. We have no idea if JFK-LAX is high profit for any of the carriers. What we do know is the passenger costs out of those 2 airports are extremely high. Especially when compared to CLT and DFW. Like saying a popular pizza place in Times Square MUST be profitable because of the lines and prices, without knowing their rent bill