How Airlines Make Money Off You

Do you know what share of your last airline ticket was actually the seat? Have you ever added up the bag, the legroom and the row you picked, and put that number next to the fare? Ever wondered why a bank hands one airline over eight billion dollars a year and does not get a single flight for it? Do you know what an airline mile costs to make, or what it sells for? And does a cheap fare look different once you know the whole industry keeps about four dollars fifty per passenger?

This is how airlines actually make money, and why the flight is the cheapest thing they sell you.