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

536.你的机票太贵还是太便宜?

Freakonomics Radio

社会与文化

2023-03-09

58 分钟
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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.”)

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  • Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.

  • Before we get to the final episode in our series about airline travel, I want to ask for your help on another series we are working on.

  • It's about something we all experience but we don't like to discuss.

  • It's a series on failure.

  • Failure is embarrassing.

  • It's painful.

  • It can even be life threatening.

  • But we need to talk about it because there is a lot to be learned from failure.

  • And when failures are hidden away, as they usually are, that learning can't happen.

  • This is where you come in.

  • We are looking for fascinating stories of failure.

  • Maybe it's something you were involved in firsthand.

  • Maybe it's something you read about and it just stuck with you.

  • It could be a failure in politics or war or business.