Profits on International Routes
#1
Posted 05 September 2007 - 01:41 AM
#2
Posted 05 September 2007 - 02:23 AM
In almost every world, I use the airline "Alto Airlines" unless I don't feel like it
#3
Posted 05 September 2007 - 03:03 AM
$400,000 can be a lot depending on the route. I can get up to $800,000 on the really lucritave routes, but when competition comes in you cant get that kind of profit. Also an A380 is not usually the best plane for the route. 787s and A333s are usually more pfofitable unless there is a huge demand. Also use of multiple frequencies can help a lot, 3 A380s making $300,000 each is much better than one A380 making $500,000
Try looking for routes with no competition. What are your hubs, maybe I can help you out.
Watsup Airways
Sim 2 (16605)
#4
Posted 05 September 2007 - 02:27 PM
Problem is, it'll get worse as it goes on, i've already had airlines higher up than me move into virtually every one of my hubs (notably KaiElEm, but he's everywhere anyway & competition is a good thing - I make much more on routes where I have competitors, than I do on monopoly routes), so i'm having to totally re-adjust my international strategy. My profits on international routes have plummeted recently, and I doubt i'll be in the top 10 for too much longer.
I could be doing better and getting more out of my aircraft, but i'm pressed for time, so I can't really compete all that effectively at the moment.
#5
Posted 05 September 2007 - 05:07 PM
#6
Posted 05 September 2007 - 05:39 PM
#7
Posted 05 September 2007 - 06:11 PM
You should get good profit on long range domestic routes like DEN-MIA and DEN-BOS as well as DTW-LAX and DTW-SAN
I have gotten the A380 to output $1,000,000 but only on the longer range domestic routes. On European routes I usually can't get more than $500,000 on any plane, unless I get lucky. Most of the European routes I have to share with KaaiElEm as he moved into my MCO hub :sniff:
It would be likely to be more profitable if you open a hub in Europe too. The fuel costs will be much lower than transatlantic
One last word, look for non competitive routes before competitive ones.
Watsup Airways
Sim 2 (16605)
#8
Posted 05 September 2007 - 08:31 PM
#9
Posted 05 September 2007 - 09:49 PM
#10
Posted 06 September 2007 - 12:24 AM
btw, anyone know KaaiElEm's story? His plan of starting out in South Africa seems pretty ingenious if there's really that much money to make there. He rose to the top almost instantly and is just an enormous airline. Number 2 cant even really be compared to him! lol Incredible.
#11
Posted 06 September 2007 - 12:57 AM
#12
Posted 06 September 2007 - 12:58 AM
the problem is not necessarily your routes but there are some others that have cheated from the beginning and now have such a large amount of planes that they do not care about the money anymore.
Once you make so much money, you get to the point where you have more aircraft coming in then you have time to make routes for. One way to make money (Add Value) without creating routes is to just order aircraft in bulk at the discounted prices. This way, you only spend the discounted aircraft price, but gain the aircrafts value.
#13
Posted 06 September 2007 - 01:24 AM
Once you make so much money, you get to the point where you have more aircraft coming in then you have time to make routes for. One way to make money (Add Value) without creating routes is to just order aircraft in bulk at the discounted prices. This way, you only spend the discounted aircraft price, but gain the aircrafts value.
And what exactly would I do with the aircraft? Just slowly work them in as i find routes to replace them with? I figure having a bunch of unused aircraft just costs money due to the cost of employees that are added.. idk exactly how that work in sim2.
yea, josh, i find KaaiElEm very interesting. Im not gonna cry cheat just because someone is doing way better than i or anyone else in the game for that matter, i just wish i knew his strategy!
#14
Posted 06 September 2007 - 01:26 AM
Anyway I spoke to him at the begining of the game when he had 4 aircraft and I had two. Of course I started a month after the game started so he had a huge head start on me. Since there was a month change he probably got one on sale and bought a brand new one here. I dont suspect a cheat, he just must have found an incredibly lucrative route just for a B1900.
My downside... I have school starting up and wont have a huge amount of time to spend on the game anymore. :sniff:
At least last round Midway was close to KaaiElEm, no one is near him now, but the rest are fairly close.
Watsup Airways
Sim 2 (16605)
#15
Posted 06 September 2007 - 04:58 AM
http://forums.airlin...read.php?t=1266
#16
Posted 06 September 2007 - 06:49 AM
KaaiElEm's story is quite unusual, I dont know who would fly into NDjamea Chad on vacation. Furthermore, I dont know how an airport that has like 5 aircraft stands in real life could handle a superworldwide hub.
Anyway I spoke to him at the begining of the game when he had 4 aircraft and I had two. Of course I started a month after the game started so he had a huge head start on me. Since there was a month change he probably got one on sale and bought a brand new one here. I dont suspect a cheat, he just must have found an incredibly lucrative route just for a B1900.
My downside... I have school starting up and wont have a huge amount of time to spend on the game anymore. :sniff:
At least last round Midway was close to KaaiElEm, no one is near him now, but the rest are fairly close.
Well I can't see anyone getting close as I will be ordering 200 a380's a day soon so that will be an extra 15 billion on my company value due to discounts alone ;-)
I started with 2 beeches and bought a 2 cheap ones and fly the lucrative Africa market, you know full of diamond smugglers and gold propectors , hahaha.
I already mentioned before the LF's are screwed up in Africa search for the thread it's around somewhere of course you have to get in there first to take adantage.
And my final say:
As for realism , wahaha, come one , is it realistic why the most people fly 1000x LAS - LAX in the beginning i don't hink so somehow, the whole game is unrealistic I have just taken advantage of a screwed up LF script like Midway did last round and like someone else will next round ad infinitum until it is fixed.
#17
Posted 06 September 2007 - 07:28 AM
#18
Posted 06 September 2007 - 03:58 PM
#19
Posted 06 September 2007 - 05:06 PM
i am just here to have fun playing a very addictive game. i just think it is more fun to be in last place and build something honestly then in the top 5 and have to cheat the system a bit to get there.
josh
#20
Posted 06 September 2007 - 05:08 PM
It's best to just shut down the lesser of the two airlines when something like that comes up. The running of two airlines is not thought of kindly by the community.i will admit i have 2 airlines running this game. but they were started by me and another person who then lost interest and i just took over the operation. i wish i could have merged them, but that is currently not a option.
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