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harmmonicayesterday at 5:47 PM1 replyview on HN

Not particularly knowledgable about this, but I was under the impression the front of the bus subsidizes the back. So if the front opts for more expensive supersonic flights then the back will have to increase in cost to make it profitable to fly subsonic flights at all.


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mschildyesterday at 7:12 PM

Economy and business seem to be on the same total sum level for revenue.

Economy needs more passengers but I doubt you could make an all business class flight at the size of a typical airplane and sell enough tickets to make up for the lost economy passengers.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel/our-insights/the-...