You think airlines don't make money on economy class? That's the vast majority of their income. Of course they're going to serve their largest customer base.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You would think that, but that’s not the case

[–] cerulean_blue@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This doesn't address the point. OP said Economy makes them the most money. Sure, Business class is most profitable per ft. But it's only 25% of the plane at best.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You didn’t read the article or look at the infographic did you? Assuming a full flight, business actually brings in 3x of the total revenue that economy does since it has a much higher $/sq-ft. Even with less people , its total is more.

[–] cerulean_blue@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You are quite right. The link just took me to the FAQ, I didn't see the entire infographic above it. Very interesting and you are right, Business Class is less than 15% of passenger numbers but they account for 70% of profits.

[–] notenoughbutter@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

are you chatgpt?

[–] cerulean_blue@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Sorry, I must have confused you by using fully formed sentences, some of which included numbers.