United makes 50B in revenue a year. I’m guessing that stunt gave them more value in marketing than actual savings.
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deranger@sh.itjust.works 4 months agoSave on weight means save on gas. Multiply that by thousands of flights and it adds up. United printed their in flight magazines on lighter paper and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars, just by using thinner paper.
morrowind@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You clearly do not understand basic math nor how rampant greed in capitalism works. Sad.
If it saves them money, they WILL do it.
Or do you think Scrooge types aren’t literally known for penny-pinching when they’re already rich and wouldn’t even notice the pennies going missing?
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
It’s a good pr thing, but they probably saved more money by using lower quality paper than the saved fuel.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Good example, aviation is probably the most penny-fucking business in the planet, it’s a life and death fight between the companies, trying to keep costs low.