Bark Air Sold Out Summer Flights at $8,000 Per One-Way Ticket
Matt Meeker · BARK: Matt Meeker · Nov 4, 2024 · at 59:47
Matt Meeker, co-founder and CEO of pet company Bark, discusses customer demand and pricing for Bark Air, their dog-friendly charter flight service.
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“Those tickets are six to 8000 dollars one way, and we're sold out in September. We were sold out in August.”
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