article_snippet.sent: Margins on the average economy class ticket are similarly thin, said pilot and author Patrick Smith .
article_snippet.sent: How much money does an airline pocket from each ticket sale?
article_snippet.sent: A recent Travelzoo study found that British Airways’ profit margin for each £690 ticket British Airways sold for a flight from London to New York was just £4.24, accounting for 0.61 per cent of the overall cost.
article_snippet.sent: Almost the entire cost of a flight from London to New York went towards taxes, surcharges and operating costs.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Applegarth said budget airlines probably make nothing from budget airlines super-cheap promotional fares, and margins on the average economy class ticket are similarly thin.
article_snippet.sent: Margins on a premium-class long-haul fare costing thousands of pounds, on the other hand, will be much higher,’ Mr Applegarth said.