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[Isa Al]

Hey

 

OK here is a thing I am just thinking of that what airports don't really have a competition with other airlines but at the same time they have good traffic to make you run your airline and bring it to the top of the chart??

 

I know some airports that don't have a lot of competition like ECN and mainly Cyprus and they have average competition so you don't have to struggle everyday fighting for your airline and changing prices

 

so what is the best airport according to your experience?? 

[NNR]

CTA was fun to run routes out of. 

[Isa Al]

CTA was fun to run routes out of. 

I tried to do a quick research on it. I found out that many airlines operate in that airport Usually big Euro airports are always busy especially with the free sky treaty

[JamesH4]

MSQ, AMM, DAM. I took 1st place by reputation of these airports (Sorry my english )

[5280_Av8r]

I did pretty good starting out in Bozeman, Montana, USA then expanded to Billings. They each had little to no competition, so I just let the money rack up then expanded to DEN, DFW, MSP, ORD, STL, Lubbock TX, and Amarillo TX.

[vap57]

I seem to have good luck operating out of MLA.  

 

I have recently tried something new and set up a commuter line out of WMI that worked out well...have since expanded to GDN, WRO, KRK, LCY & KEF all as hubs.  Has been a slow go, but rewarding.

[Isa Al]

MSQ, AMM, DAM. I took 1st place by reputation of these airports (Sorry my english )

Reputation isn't that hard to archive but the hard one is valuation

 

And no your English is great I am not so good in English too though 

[bAnderson]

In the US, PIE, DTW, and MYR re usually forgotten about. PIE, St Pete/Clearwater, has about 2 million pax/year and no one uses it. DTW is a huge airport usually forgotten by the larger airlines. MYR, Myrtle Beach, has decent demand and is rarely used in the beginning of the game. PIT can sometimes be empty, but some airlines (like PAW in R3) almost exclusively use it, same as Buffalo/Niagara. As for Europe, it seems as if MAN is usually pretty empty, and if you can get to Ireland before everyone else DUB, ORK, and SNN are fun to run.

[Ejki]

MEX no competition and pretty good demand

[Ejki]

Also CUN

[WorldWide Ltd. CEO]

From previous experience i always found that in Turkey if you could penetrate the Domestic flights market from Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey then youd be profitable internationally aswell.

[sikjoven]

Find Airports with 20-30 gates total, they get leased out quick and most people ignore them after they have 0 gates available.  Just build a terminal and go nuts.  Currently got 78% of one places market share =P

[NNR]

Come to think of it, I'd advise Jaipur.

[Denver.]

Maybe Casablanca?

[michaele]

You could use cities like Cleveland (CLE) Fort Lauderdale (FLL). Secondary cites with lots of potential

[Go Fly ATL]

Any of the Secondary Airports in FL all MAJOR Us cities are within range of most starting Jets thus allowing you to get your foot in the door profit wise..I wont say anything more as Ill give out all my secrets!

[RJM]

Just did a few airlines:

One out of Panama and had little to no competition on 3/4 of my routes.

Another airline in Spain with hubs on the islands - Ibiza, Tenerife South, Gran Canaria, and Menorca.

 

Both airlines only really saw competition to major other hub cities but was easy to build huge hubs.

[berubium]

I've had some success using secondary cities in Russia like Krasnodar & Yekaterinburg & secondary cities in China like Chengdu, Changsha, & Shenyang.  The same could be said for the states (in some game worlds).  Houston-Hobby, Chicago-Midway, Cincinnati, Omaha, Raleigh-Durham, Santa Ana etc. are all good candidates.

[bAnderson]

Maybe Casablanca?

Usually there is comps there.