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cromkatoday at 6:17 AM3 repliesview on HN

And then you have RyanAir in Europe with no credit card or loyalty program offerings. They did have a loyalty subscription program, but it cost more than it generated.

Best not to generalize.


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fundatustoday at 9:20 AM

And Ryanair is the largest airline in Europe! And one of the largest in the world.

notahackertoday at 11:17 AM

tbf, Ryanair generates a third of its revenues from other ancillary offerings (including kickbacks from insurers and car hire firms as well as its legendary fines and fees) so it does fit the general pattern of it being unprofitable to simply sell tickets in competitive markets...

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chadgpt1today at 7:25 AM

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