How Airlines Make More Money
航空公司如何賺更多錢
Introduction
Airlines now use new ways to charge passengers. They add extra fees for families and new cheap tickets for business class.
航空公司現在使用新方法向乘客收費。他們針對家庭客增加額外費用，並推出了較便宜的商務艙機票。
Main Body
Tickets for babies are confusing. Some airlines charge a small percentage. Other airlines charge a fixed price. Sometimes, a baby ticket costs more than an adult ticket because of taxes.
嬰兒機票很令人困惑。有些航空公司收取百分比費用，有些則收取固定價格。有時因為稅金的關係，嬰兒機票甚至比成人機票還貴。
Ryanair changed its rules for children. Before, families had to pay for seats together. Now, they do not have to pay this fee.
Ryanair 更改了兒童的規則。以前家庭客若想座位在一起必須付費，現在則不需要支付這筆費用了。
Some airlines in the US and other countries have 'basic' business class. You get a bed, but you do not get free food or lounge access. This is for people who want to save money.
美國及其他國家的某些航空公司設有「基礎」商務艙。你可以使用床鋪，但沒有免費餐點或休息室接見。這是提供給想要省錢的人的。
Delta and United use this system. However, these tickets are only a little cheaper. Airlines do this to make more money from every person.
Delta 和 United 均使用此系統。然而，這些機票僅便宜一點點。航空公司這樣做是為了從每個人身上賺更多錢。
Conclusion
Airlines are removing free services from all tickets. This makes prices harder to understand.
航空公司正從所有機票中取消免費服務。這使得價格變得更難以理解。
Vocabulary Learning
Money Words 💸
In this text, we see words for cost and price.
- Charge To ask for money (e.g., "Airlines charge a small percentage").
- Fee An extra cost for a specific service (e.g., "Pay this fee").
- Save money To keep money instead of spending it.
The Power of "BUT"
Look at how the text connects two opposite ideas. This is a key A2 skill.
"You get a bed, but you do not get free food."
Pattern: [Good Thing] BUT [Bad Thing]
Try thinking it this way:
- I have a ticket but it is expensive.
- I like the airline but the food is bad.