The following table states pre-Covid round-trip airfares (for a two-week trip in February,  booked well in advance) from Seattle to Atlanta and New York:                            Atlanta                    New York (JFK) Economy class      $398                           $288 Business class       $1,050                        $1,994 Atlanta and New York are approximately equal distances from Seattle (the posted flight times  are 4 hours 50 minutes and 5 hours 25 minutes, respectively). Give a brief explanation for why the incremental cost of business class is so much lower on the  Atlanta route

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The following table states pre-Covid round-trip airfares (for a two-week trip in February, 
booked well in advance) from Seattle to Atlanta and New York:
                           Atlanta                    New York (JFK)
Economy class      $398                           $288
Business class       $1,050                        $1,994
Atlanta and New York are approximately equal distances from Seattle (the posted flight times 
are 4 hours 50 minutes and 5 hours 25 minutes, respectively).
Give a brief explanation for why the incremental cost of business class is so much lower on the 
Atlanta route

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