@kpottermn They would go bankrupt. There are less secondary airports than in Europe, city centers are farther apart, and consumers are willing to pay more for convenience. There’s a reason why spirit is going bankrupt and all the LCCs are introducing premium products. The model doesn’t work
Star aviation photographer and GW alumnus Ryan Patterson, B.A, ’22, M.S. ’23 has gained worldwide attention with his unique top-down photos of planes.
Learn more about his work that has taken him to new heights all around the world in the GW Magazine.
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@nicholas_serati@ProfitsAndPoint@Delta Airline operations are not loss leaders, let’s make that clear. Jet fuel cost $80 a barrel in sept19 Vs nearly $140 a barrel today. Costs are astronomically higher, inflation, supply chain… yet it is expected that tickets are the same cost. Airlines are *subsidizing* their ops.
Most interns at Delta Airlines probably don’t envision spending their days hanging out of helicopters at 1,200 feet above the airport tarmac.
For GW alumnus Ryan Patterson, one of aviation's most celebrated photographers, that’s exactly what he’s doing.
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Customers traveling on @Delta can take advantage of more than 650 weekly flights across the pond in peak summer, a remarkable 30% increase in the airline's seat capacity compared to 2022.
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