7 replies to this topic

[anonymous]

I don't understand why some airlines can have high frequency for small airports, which has very small amount of passengers, but they do not suffer.

[eastwind]

What do ya mean? Thinking of something but don't know if it's what you're talking about. 

[Tesla]

I don't understand why some airlines can have high frequency for small airports, which has very small amount of passengers, but they do not suffer.

You are talking of people like me who basically run Ryanair business models. Small planes(with the exception of Ryanair), high frequencies, small airports. it's basically a regional shuttle. I once operated 70 times a week between London Luton and Southampton, using the smallest viable aircraft, the Cessna F406.

[Luft]

You are talking of people like me who basically run Ryanair business models. Small planes(with the exception of Ryanair), high frequencies, small airports. it's basically a regional shuttle. I once operated 70 times a week between London Luton and Southampton, using the smallest viable aircraft, the Cessna F406.

 

Even Ryanair's daily utlisation wavers between 11 and 14 hours...It's physically impossible to run an airline like you do with 19 hour utilisations. 

[Tesla]

Even Ryanair's daily utlisation wavers between 11 and 14 hours...It's physically impossible to run an airline like you do with 19 hour utilisations. 

That's flying time, NOT time including turn time which is what is measured on AE. Our proper utils are pretty low (around 14-15 for me, and 8 for a carrier in Golden)

[Luft]

That's flying time, NOT time including turn time which is what is measured on AE. Our proper utils are pretty low (around 14-15 for me, and 8 for a carrier in Golden)

 

15 isn't exactly low, and that was Ryanair's TOTAL utlisation. 

[TheGreatOP]

15 isn't exactly low, and that was Ryanair's TOTAL utlisation. 

Yep. 12 is around the maximum for a full-service carrier, and 14 is high (usually reserved for cargo planes and LCCs). 15-16 is already in extreme LCC or ULCC territory, and 19 is actually technically physically impossible.

 

That's flying time, NOT time including turn time which is what is measured on AE. Our proper utils are pretty low (around 14-15 for me, and 8 for a carrier in Golden)

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