Now codesharing is a feature that constantly crops up, but to date there's been no real consensus as to how it would work.
As such, I present the following idea to everyone for feedback:
- Inside the routes page (or somewhere else) there will be a 'codeshare' tab to open, on this page players will be able to:
- See a quick overview of their current codeshare partners; indicating the total profit and yield per codeshare partner
- Request a new codeshare
- See current requests for codeshares on their services.
- Players can request a codeshare partnership with any airline, however both airlines must agree to it
- Codeshares would be limited to logical routes (for instance if an airline flies SYD-LAX non-stop they will not be allowed to codeshare on SYD-Middle East/Europe/Africa-LAX)
- Codeshares expire after a certain period, but can be extended at the agreement of both airlines
- The codesharee requests a certain amount of seats (per is to be determined) be held by the operator for them, in return they pay a fee (frequency to be determined) as compensation for the operator's loss of revenue.
- Codeshares can be terminated by either airline, however if termination is a unilateral decision a penalty is paid to the affected party.
- Codeshare agreements can either cover a single route/flight option or multiple routes/flight options, however all routes/flight options covered by an agreeement will be affected if the agreement is terminated.
Potentially more to come depending on feedback.