Penko please read my post again, it has nothing to do with how many flights a company does, whether it is 1 or 1000 per day, as it is all relative to the revenue, which is obviously also proportionally bigger for a larger airline. It is all a question of cost and revenue, and what is the difference between the two. Revenue is derived on a
per seat basis. For valid comparison the costs should also be compared accordingly. The cost to carry is an enormous factor in longhaul sectors, as described by bbg. However on shorter sectors it is not as big a factor as some in the
PR department would like to make out
IF CONSIDERED ON A PER SEAT BASIS.