Weight-Loss Drugs Could Save U.S. Airlines $580M per Year
nytimes.comFor 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
Cursory google search says 35.3 million flights in 2025. So $580m/35.3m flights ≈ $16/flight.
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