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[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Airlines these days make more money off of points/credit card shenanigans than they do off of moving passengers on planes, and it shows.

[–] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

How do you know that? I'm asking because I know someone high up at an airline and they told me exactly that.