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kobeya
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Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Ech...
Not recently. Costs have plummeted and airlines are one of the more profitable industries these days.
valuearb
on April 27, 2017
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Historically airlines are one of the least profitable businesses in history. A few good years doesn't change that much.
davidf18
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In the US at least, they are now considered as a commodity. But the consolidation of major carriers (American with US Air, United with Continental) may have changed that equation.
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