How does Virgin make a profit on $39 fare???

[tzskipper]

http://www.virginamerica.com/va/pre..._Reports_Third_Quarter_Financial Results.html

 

[SuperFLUF]

Profit? Its an airline, they don't make profits.

 

[reepicheep]

If you're really gonna ask this question then you also need to ask How does usair lose money on $600 fares?

 

[xanderman]

If you're really gonna ask this question then you also need to ask How does usair lose money on $600 fares?

That is the real question. I was gonna ask earlier but I figured it would fall on deaf ears...

 

[HalinTexas]

they don't sell all their seats at that rate. Just have to advertise it to get people interested.

 

[chperplt]

they don't sell all their seats at that rate. Just have to advertise it to get people interested.

I think they actually do.... I took a trip from LAX to BOS a few weeks ago. I was watching their prices vs the open seats on the seat map. The price stayed at $90 each way until the day of departure and then went up, regardless of booked capacity. As the departure date drew near, the seat map went from wide open to nearly full and the flight left with just a few open seats.

The only seats they seem to sell at a premium are the exit rows and the 4 first class seats. So technically no, they don't sell all their seats at that rate; just most of them.

 

[jonjuan]

Source: http://www.virginamerica.com/va/search.do?method=thisIsHowToFly

San Francisco - Las Vegas$39
San Francisco - Los Angeles$39
San Francisco - Orange County$39
San Francisco - San Diego$39
San Francisco - Seattle$49
Los Angeles - Seattle$59
Los Angeles - Boston$99
San Francisco - Boston$99
San Francisco - Washington, D.C. (Dulles)$99
Los Angeles - Washington, D.C. (Dulles)$99
Los Angeles - Fort Lauderdale$99
San Francisco - Fort Lauderdale$99
San Francisco - New York (JFK)$99
Los Angeles - New York (JFK)$99

http://www.jetblue.com/UBF/flights/flights.asp

Ever see the F class fares on VA LAX-NYC? Try $1,500 each way. They do very well selling transcon F class and full Y tickets.

 

[jayme]

I think they actually do.... I took a trip from LAX to BOS a few weeks ago. I was watching their prices vs the open seats on the seat map. The price stayed at $90 each way until the day of departure and then went up, regardless of booked capacity. As the departure date drew near, the seat map went from wide open to nearly full and the flight left with just a few open seats.

The only seats they seem to sell at a premium are the exit rows and the 4 first class seats. So technically no, they don't sell all their seats at that rate; just most of them.

How was the flight?

 

[clickclickboom]

They dont make money they have firehosed over half a billion into this company so far.. Except for the recent small profit accounting reshuffle reduction in cash on hand.

 

[jonjuan]

They dont make money they have firehosed over half a billion into this company so far.. Except for the recent small profit accounting reshuffle reduction in cash on hand.

Give it a few more years and they'll be jblu's worst nightmare in lcc land.