536. Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap? - podcast episode cover

536. Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap?

Mar 09, 202358 minTranscript available on Metacast
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Most travelers want the cheapest flight they can find. Airlines, meanwhile, need to manage volatile fuel costs, a pricey workforce, and complex logistics. So how do they make money — and how did America’s grubbiest airport suddenly turn into a palace? (Part 3 of “Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies.”)