Weight-Loss Drugs Could Save U.S. Airlines $580M per Year (opens in new tab)

(nytimes.com)

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verdverm2mo ago

For context, airline revenue is estimated around $1T world wide, so this would be less than 0.1%

Dumb tweets cause them more financial uncertainty than this

jakeydus2mo ago

Cursory google search says 35.3 million flights in 2025. So $580m/35.3m flights ≈ $16/flight.

verdverm2mo ago

I wonder how much my $16 pre-flight drink at the airport compares to that $16 of savings from decreased weight, too lazy to do the napkin math right now

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verdverm2mo ago

For context, airline revenue is estimated around $1T world wide, so this would be less than 0.1%

Dumb tweets cause them more financial uncertainty than this

jakeydus2mo ago

Cursory google search says 35.3 million flights in 2025. So $580m/35.3m flights ≈ $16/flight.

verdverm2mo ago

I wonder how much my $16 pre-flight drink at the airport compares to that $16 of savings from decreased weight, too lazy to do the napkin math right now

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