Do all routes have to be round trip?
#1
Posted 17 September 2012 - 10:38 PM
So far, the only kinds of routes I've made are round trip routes between two cities.
Is it OK, and is it wise, (not the same thing), to plan a route say from City A to City B to City C back to City A?
The reason I'd like to do this is some of the shorter routes I'd like to fly face stiff competiton. If I ran only enough flights to not over supply the demand, I'd be underusing my aircraft by a huge percentage.
So, to me, as a newbie, it seems the smart thing to do would be to run routes in those heavy competition routes, but then continue on to other airports. This way, I use as much as possible of 168 hours per week for each aircraft.
Any thoughts, criticisms, suggestions?
Thanks.
p.s. -- I hope I typed this post better than the previous one; that one read as if I'd been drinking (which I had not.)
#2
Posted 17 September 2012 - 10:58 PM
#3
Posted 17 September 2012 - 11:17 PM
#4
Posted 18 September 2012 - 12:13 AM
#5
Posted 18 September 2012 - 02:31 AM
So, to me, as a newbie, it seems the smart thing to do would be to run routes in those heavy competition routes
Please reason with me why you would even choose to fly routes with heavy competition? Fares are already low, and they will only get lower, which means your profits will continue to disappear. And you need to constantly monitor that route to ensure you have positive profits or else you will lose money.
There are probably about 45 airports within 500 miles of TXL that (with almost certainty) no one else serves, no one else will ever serve, and have at least 1F demand.
#6
Posted 18 September 2012 - 02:31 AM
#7
Posted 18 September 2012 - 08:32 AM
#8
Posted 18 September 2012 - 08:29 PM
On top of the 140?If you aim to be realistic, leave 40-60+ hours left like in the real world.
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#9
Posted 19 September 2012 - 01:15 AM
Please reason with me why you would even choose to fly routes with heavy competition? Fares are already low, and they will only get lower, which means your profits will continue to disappear. And you need to constantly monitor that route to ensure you have positive profits or else you will lose money.
There are probably about 45 airports within 500 miles of TXL that (with almost certainty) no one else serves, no one else will ever serve, and have at least 1F demand.
Excellent points. Actually, I'm trying to find routes where no one has yet opened a route. But I know that, just as in real life, eventually competition will enter, so I wanted to know if I could try to reduce the lower profit margins you point out by stringing along 3 or more airports.
Thanks for the good point though: always try to find potential routes that are not being served, or that face very low competition.
#10
Posted 20 September 2012 - 06:30 AM
On top of the 140?
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yes, so essentially, your aircraft is in the air for like 80-100 hours of the week. This will give you a decent on time performance rating...
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