Funny how that works... “The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it expects the global airline industry to make a net profit in 2017 of $29.8 billion” and yet somehow airports are losing money on how people get to/from the airport so we can give our little bit to this nearly 30 billion in profit (expected to be higher next year). Makes sense... let’s find a way to keep all that money in the airlines and nickel and dime everyone else until people stop flying entirely and we can then bail out both the airlines and the airports. We live in amazing times.
Does this industry include the airport operators?
Can't come too soon. I have been fleeced by airports, especially in Australia, for years.
They’re still going to get the money. Landing fees will go up.
That’s cool with me. I’d rather have fees more closely associated with the thing I’m buying. I don’t like being charged extra for taxis because landing fees are lower.
Iirc there's a current proposal to increase ticketing fees by ~$7 in the US. Airlines are fighting it. It's amusing.