return2ozma@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhy do we put up with this crap?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhy do we put up with this crap?lemmy.worldreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square180fedilink
minus-squareNo_Eponym@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAnd CEO bonuses and shareholder dividends must always be high-flying.
minus-squarex0x7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoBut even with that margins are tight, so 99.5% of why your flight is expensive is that planes are not cheap to operate and fuel isn’t free. But we can pretend it’s all the other thing to maintain slave morality.
minus-squareNo_Eponym@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoSo tight! Can barely afford to keep the plane in the air what with all the stock buybacks.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months ago Also when was the last time an airline stock paid a dividend? Delta is paying a dividend of $0.15 per share in August. Southwest paid $0.18 this month. Spirit used to pay $0.10 but I don’t think they do any more.
And CEO bonuses and shareholder dividends must always be high-flying.
But even with that margins are tight, so 99.5% of why your flight is expensive is that planes are not cheap to operate and fuel isn’t free. But we can pretend it’s all the other thing to maintain slave morality.
So tight! Can barely afford to keep the plane in the air what with all the stock buybacks.
Delta is paying a dividend of $0.15 per share in August. Southwest paid $0.18 this month. Spirit used to pay $0.10 but I don’t think they do any more.