You booked the best priced fare. It felt like a win. Then somewhere over the country a flight attendant slid an airline credit card offer in front of you and the math quietly turned.

At first glance, airlines sell travel. But in this episode of Debt Doctor, Bill Bymel pulls back the curtain on a much bigger story. Airlines and their dedicated flight attendants are making more money from credit cards, loyalty programs, and debt than from the actual flights themselves.

You heard that right, the airline earns more from that approved card in your wallet than from the seat you're sitting in. The right priced flight is the bait. The card is the business.

The free miles, the points, the "rewards" that aren't, and the moment engineered to catch you off guard. There's a reason the pitch always lands when you're tired, boarding, and least likely to run the numbers.

If you're carrying one of these cards right now, the clock already started. The only question left is whether the deal you took is costing you more than the trip ever did.

Bill tells it straight. The full read is in the episode.

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