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[sq_a380]

Hi there, I know that there are certain extra rules in the realistic world but may we have a list of them? This will make things easier. Also, how many airlines are we allowed to start?

[Yuxi]

You can run as may airlines as you want. The posted rules (see the link above the Add Reply button on this page) say:

You can start more than one airline in each game world. However, they cannot be used to give an unfair advantage to each other (selling aircraft to each other to get around delivery slot limits, flooding routes together to gain market share, etc).

New features in realistic worlds:

• cannot fly between two countries outside your home country
• cannot fly between certain countries due to political restrictions
• taxes and fees for starting routes (especially international routes?)

That's all I know. un1 should fill us in on anything I forgot.

[sq_a380]

Thanks. What about say fuel stops? Like can I apply for "rights" to fly to somewhere via somewhere else in between?

[9M-TKS]

I agree I need to fly to the US but I have to go via Europe. Like SIN-FRA_JFK

[un1]

Fuel stops were planned but halted due to some unforseen reason....

[SQflyerguy]

So now we can't fly with transits?

[Zmapper]

What are all the political restrictions for flying between two countries?

[Conor]

If your home country is country A you can fly like this:

Country A -> Country B (ok)
Country A -> Country C (ok)
Country B -> Country C (not allowed)

[sq_a380]

What about the specific political restrictions? I'm assuming between Israel and certain Muslim countries, or maybe North Korean flights.

[Conor]

I think any countries in conflict you can't fly to
N.Korea <-> S.Korea
Israel <-> Lebanon etc.

I'm not sure though un1 might be able to clarify this

[CAA]

Hmm.. I wonder if Taiwan <-> China is one of them.. at least not in 1995...

[rsfjustin]

Please go to the wiki everyone. It is always updated and there is a very clear section on what the rules are on the political restrictions etc.

[sq_a380]

I can't find anything related to this on the wiki. I have tried searching 'rules', 'political' and 'restrictions'. Where exactly is it?

[TommyBoy84]

So is it pointless to open hubs in other countries if you can't start routes from them?

For example, I'm based in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I couldn't start a route to Narita, build up and start a hub there, and fly routes to asia and southeast asia from my Narita hub?

[Conor]

You can fly to narita but you cant operate flights out of narita unless your home country is japan

[9M-TKS]

What about fuel stops?

[Conor]

Not implemented yet

[mischkaffee]

What about the EU-U.S. Open Skies Agreement?

Since 2008, "the agreement allows any airline of the European Union and any airline of the United States to fly between any point in the European Union and any point in the United States. Airlines of the United States are also allowed to fly between points in the European Union. Airlines of the European Union are also allowed to fly between the United States and non-EU countries like Switzerland".

EU–U.S. Open Skies Agreement

[Conor]

Yes you can fly to other countries like for example
Say my hub is cork airport, Ireland, ORK/EICK.
I can operate flights out of any airport in the republic of ireland into any country that my fleet will allow
ORK-LHR-ORK
ORK-JFK-ORK

but i cant operate flights out of any other country like this

LHR-JFK-LHR im not allowed to hat.

Soon in Airline Empires the EU will be counted as one country i think im not sure though

[n23764]

...so I could start another airline in say iceland in ae4 and keep my airline markeya air?