Airlines earn big by selling miles

Name: Airlines earn big by selling miles
Uploaded: 2018-09-05T21:31:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Description: If flight attendants seem like they are trying to sell you something when you travel, it is because they are. Airline miles have become such a big business that the top seven U.S. airlines made nearly $4 billion on their frequent flyer programs, largely selling those miles to the banks, in the first six months of 2018, according to Stifel Financial.

If flight attendants seem like they are trying to sell you something when you travel, it is because they are. Airline miles have become such a big business that the top seven U.S. airlines made nearly $4 billion on their frequent flyer programs, largely selling those miles to the banks, in the first six months of 2018, according to Stifel Financial.

Posted September 5, 2018 5:41pm EDT