In an effort to increase profits, Pegasus Airlines is thinking about dropping several flights that appear

to be unprofitable.

A typical income statement for one round$-$trip of one such flight $($flight $482)$ is as follows:

The following additional information is available about flight $482$ :

a$.$ Members of the flight crew are paid fixed annual salaries, whereas the flight assistants are paid

based on the number of round trips they complete.

b$.$ One$-$third of the liability insurance is a special charge assessed against flight $482$ because, in the

opinion of the insurance company, the destination of the flight is in a "high$-$risk" area. The

remaining two$-$thirds would be unaffected by a decision to drop flight $482.$

c$.$ The baggage loading and flight preparation expense is an allocation of ground crews' salaries and

depreciation of ground equipment. Dropping flight $482$ would have no effect on these expenses.

d$.$ If flight $482$ is dropped, Pegasus Airlines will not replace it with another flight.

e$.$ Wear and tear on the aircraft caused by this flight is negligible.

f$.$ Dropping flight $482$ would not allow Pegasus Airlines to reduce the number of aircraft in its fleet or

the number of flight crew on its payroll.

Required:

What is the financial advantage $($disadvantage$)$ of discontinuing flight $482?$