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2d •
How can airlines move billions of people and still make almost nothing?
[Repost from AirLab] Airlines are projected to make a record USD 41 billion next year. That sounds massive until you divide it by passengers. The profit comes out to about $7.90 per person, less than what Apple makes on a phone case. Apple earns over $150 per iPhone sold. Hotels often run margins between 20 and 40 percent. Credit card companies sit at around 25 percent. Software companies can exceed 70 percent. The net profit margin of the industry remains unchanged at 3.9% in 2025. (it never went higher then 5%) In my days at WestJet in revenue, we'd hit some quarters of 10-12%, and we were considered one of the best in the world! Of course, next quarter, it would dip to -3%... Everyone around air does well. Airports, credit cards, aircraft manufacturers, loyalty programs, and booking platforms all extract value. Airlines carry the risk, absorb the disruption, and operate on margins under 4 percent. This explains why fees keep rising, service feels thinner, and policies get stricter. It is not greed. It is survival in an industry that has almost no room for error. When you see air this way, expectations shift and strategy gets clearer. What changes in how you think about air when you realize how little airlines actually make per passenger?
0 likes • 9h
@Christine Berencz Hard to buy $40 -> $300 million dollar assets and upgrade all your systems when margins are this thin...
11d •
A major change is coming to US airports
What are your thoughts? https://www.thestreet.com/travel/a-major-change-is-coming-to-a-decades-old-tsa-rule-at-u-s-airports-guest-pass
2 likes • 11d
Will be helpful for hwne you have elderly people flying or young kids. If you can accompany them to the gate, you are saving them from a lot of unknown stress. I use to get a pass to escort a legally Blind through check-in and security to the gate and i know it made a huge difference for her. Especially for kids, imagine a parent being able to leave their child at the gate, and for the other parent to wait as they leave the plane, that would be huge.
1 like • 8d
@Christine Berencz Yes, domestic - so only "security" no immigration.
Dec '25 •
When you have really long layovers
I found this & thought it was interesting. Not that I would plan layovers as I usually try and get direct flights. What are your thoughts?
1 like • 20d
For anyone with a UA/Canada/EU passport super doable, but if you have clients that have other nationalities, and connecting abroad, leaving the airport can mean "Customs and Immigrations", so I'd make sure they have what they need for Visa's/ETA's.
20d •
The Biggest Travel Agent Lie That 2026 Will Expose
(Industry wake-up call) For years, travel agents have been taught one core idea: If you just book more trips, you’ll make more money. That mindset won’t survive 2026. Not because agents aren’t working hard —but because volume without strategy leads to burnout, not leverage. Busy calendars. Unpredictable income. Constant availability. Little control over time. Many agents already feel it but struggle to name it: “I’m booking a lot, but the money doesn’t match the effort.” That’s the exposure. Clients aren’t looking for agents who say yes to everything anymore. They’re choosing agents who lead, guide, and say no when it protects the outcome. The industry trained agents to chase transactions.2026 will reward agents who build trust systems instead. The agents who win will: - specialize instead of generalize - systemize instead of hustle - pre-qualify instead of over-serve - protect their time instead of staying endlessly available More bookings won’t save agents. Better positioning will. 2026 won’t expose bad agents. It will expose outdated thinking. Curious how others here see it —what’s one shift you’ve already made (or know you need to make) to work smarter instead of harder?
2 likes • 20d
I feel words matter, and to me "Agent" means execution, transactional and volume. If the outcome is leadership, different words make more sense. That’s where terms like Travel Consultant, Travel Advisor, or even Travel Coach come in. The shift for me is from "Hobbyist" to "Entrepreneur". The second shift is from "Booking" to "Servicing".
Dec '25 •
Your year Wrapped
It’s always great marketing to share with your audience who you really are… even if it’s chaotic. 😅 Use this prompt, and then post your chat gpt answer below. I’ll go first. “Make me a ChatGPT Wrapped for the past year: Summarize the year for me in Spotify Wrapped style, including the number of messages I sent, the topics I used the most, funny highlights, fun statistics (like the words I use the most), top 5 topics or conversations, and a description of my user style. Present it all in a fun, colorful, and humorous way.”
2 likes • 24d
🎧 Lary’s ChatGPT Wrapped 2025 One year. One voice. One very clear obsession with air. 🌍 Your Year at a Glance You didn’t come here to ask random questions. You came to think out loud, pressure-test ideas, and turn air travel into leverage. This year was less “search engine” and more “thinking partner.” Long threads. Clear direction. Zero fluff. ___________________________________ ✈️ Top Vibes You Played on Repeat Your most-streamed topics, in no particular order: 1. Reframing air travel: From liability to opportunity. From stress to structure. This was the headliner. 2. Offers and pricing: Air Offers, retainers, percentages, boundaries, and saying the price without apology. 3. Community building on SKOOL: Free vs paid. Inner Circle. PRO. Engagement. Identity. Culture. 4. Messaging and positioning: Titles as questions. Fewer words. Strong points of view. No hype. 5. Lifestyle-first business design: Simplicity. Leverage. Fewer clients. Better energy. ___________________________________ 🧠 Your ChatGPT User Style Genre: Strategic minimalistEnergy: Calm, confident, forward-lookingSkip rate: Extremely high for fluffFavorite move: Strip it down, then make it sharper ___________________________________ 🏆 Top 5 Conversations of the Year - Designing the AirLab ecosystem - Structuring Air Offers advisors can actually sell - Transitioning from 1:1 to community without losing depth - Pricing conversations that respect time and energy - Messaging that sounds like you, not the industry __________________________________ ✨ Wrapped Summary 2025 wasn’t about doing more. It was about seeing air differently and helping others do the same. Same mission. Sharper language. Cleaner offers.
2 likes • 23d
@Christine Berencz I would have said Visible, louder and simpler :)
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