Airlines make record profits every year, and are run on razor thin margins. The wildest thing is that the flights themselves are a loss leader for the insanely profitable travel points scam they've been running since the 60s.

Stop extracting 80% of the profits for the investment class from the tourism industry and paying the pilots triple their current wages would be simple.

Never believe a corporation when they complain about labor costs. It's always a lie

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop extracting 80% of the profits for the investment class from the tourism industry and paying the pilots triple their current wages would be simple.

not that simple. stop extracting profits, then no one wants ownership of the company anymore.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure the employees do.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

so you’re jumping from a relatively minor quirk in labor staffing to a socialist takeover of a multibillion dollar business. be realistic, it ain’t happening.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Other than employees already run the business.