Do the major airlines increase their profits during snowstorms that prevent them from flying?

On the one hand, airlines aren't able to increase revenue, because if they don't fly, they theoretically can't declare the revenue for that flight. On the other hand, the airlines aren't burning fuel, they aren't paying pilots and flight attendants (and a lot of ground personnel), and they aren't paying takeoff and landing fees in the mid-Atlantic states. So their costs are way down, at least temporarily.

So, given the lousy East Coast weather of late, is this actually GOOD for the airlines' profitability? Asked by ElBanditoRoso 26 months ago Similar Questions: major airlines increase profits snowstorms prevent flying Recent Questions About: major airlines increase profits snowstorms prevent flying Science > Social Science.

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Ah, no Ah, no. You forgot that the airline has to pay the mortgage on their planes, good weather or bad. Most planes are bought on credit.

A plane on the ground is not earning any income, AND all the tickets already sold on that plane have to be refunded.

2 Well, OK - reduced lost. Are they making money by not flying? .

Well, OK - reduced lost. Are they making money by not flying?

3 Not an expert on the industry, but I would say no. They don't get to keep the ticket money for flights that are canceled, and they don't get to sell same-day tickets.

Not an expert on the industry, but I would say no. They don't get to keep the ticket money for flights that are canceled, and they don't get to sell same-day tickets.

4 Nope. No way to make money when you are not selling goods or services. They will lose money by not being able to fly.

Their fixed costs (payments that must be made whether or not planes are flying) for rent, interest, insurance, and property taxes go right on. They have considerably less income this month to cover those fixed expenses, payments that must be made whether or not planes are flying. The ink they are using right now is red: they are losing money (or losing more money if they were not profitable).

The other costs are called variable costs: more flights = more labor costs, more fuel costs, etc. Those costs go up or down, depending on flights made. Income is variable as well: more tickets sold = more income. Planes on the ground = no tickets sold, at least in the part(s) of the country affected by the snowstorms.

Business and your household is the same: you have fixed costs as well (rent, interest, insurance and property taxes). If you bring in more money, your fixed costs are lower as a percentage of income. If you bring in less money, your fixed costs are greater as a percentage of income.

And you have variable costs as well. Cook at home and your cost for food is lower; eat more meals out, and your cost is higher. Drive at 70 mph and your cost for gas is greater; drive at 55, and you get more miles per gallon.

Go out to see the movie vs waiting to rent the DVD: lower costs.

Nope. No way to make money when you are not selling goods or services. They will lose money by not being able to fly.

Their fixed costs (payments that must be made whether or not planes are flying) for rent, interest, insurance, and property taxes go right on. They have considerably less income this month to cover those fixed expenses, payments that must be made whether or not planes are flying. The ink they are using right now is red: they are losing money (or losing more money if they were not profitable).

The other costs are called variable costs: more flights = more labor costs, more fuel costs, etc. Those costs go up or down, depending on flights made. Income is variable as well: more tickets sold = more income. Planes on the ground = no tickets sold, at least in the part(s) of the country affected by the snowstorms.

Business and your household is the same: you have fixed costs as well (rent, interest, insurance and property taxes). If you bring in more money, your fixed costs are lower as a percentage of income. If you bring in less money, your fixed costs are greater as a percentage of income.

And you have variable costs as well. Cook at home and your cost for food is lower; eat more meals out, and your cost is higher. Drive at 70 mph and your cost for gas is greater; drive at 55, and you get more miles per gallon.

Go out to see the movie vs waiting to rent the DVD: lower costs.

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