Originally Posted by
fw90
look at the numbers.
United made less than $6 per ticketed passenger per segment from ticket sales.
United made more than $27 per ticketed passenger segment from Other Revenue (IE Credit card income)
it’s all out there for you to double check. Look at the DOT filings.
Other revenue also means cargo if I’m not mistaken. Not to mention other things like checked bags and lounge access. In fact, we have a whole cargo division for belly freight. They do good work over there and is a big part of the airline’s success