Originally Posted by
Dreadful Scathe
Whats the difference? You are making a big deal out of the costs. Extra costs from a franchise are offset by bringing in more, or easier, money - or why do it. If EasyJet were a franchise owner and we were discussing that, would you be saying "my god, you need to buy a plane, have you seen how much they cost!!!".
Not really the same. Hypothetically, a closer example might be:
You need to buy a plane from EasyJet! And have you seen how much more they charge for it than for a plane direct from Boeing?
And then you have to get EasyJet fuel at a 50% markup, and all your pilots have to go on EasyJet training/certification that costs £100K for a weekend course.
Oh, and then you have to give £10 out of every fare to EasyJet.
In particular, note that all those costs are not ones you could reasonably guess just from an understanding of the airline business - they would be totally specific to the franchise. (In all likelyhood, they would be different for each franchise as well).
That said, I agree with you that "if you don't want to pay, you don't have to play".
Now personally, I think it would be interesting to hear at least ballpark figures for a typical franchise. But I'm just a nosy git - it's none of my business, really.
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