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[raraoul]

i have 20 gates at prague, when i had 15 gates i made a terminal with 5 extra gates, i pay now around $80.000 a month
thats very cheap!
at paris orly i have 15 gates, not a terminal, and i pay around 4 million$ a month.
so if I buy a terminal (let say with 5 extra gates), i have to pay a one time cost around 30 million, but after that i don't have to pay a lot of monthly cost, right? so then i will earn more money per month, because i don't lease aircrafts, but buy them, and i don't have to pay for gates..
or is this just a stupid idea haha?

[conmanflyer]

its half price after the terminal is built, per gate

[raraoul]

hmm okay, and is it cheaper if i do that?

[conmanflyer]

yeah- and then if u start a hub- the gates would be the same as if they were normal gates


For example

(1) GATE(s) = $10
(5) GATE(s) = $50
(5) Gate(s) Terminal = $25
(5) Gate(s) Terminal + HUB = $50 + Connection Passengers

[raraoul]

aah okay!
but i have around 60 cities, and 40 (or so?) of those 60 cities are hubs ( i dont know the exact numbers of cities and hubs, but around 70% of my cities are also hubs)

is it cheap that i turn all my gates of all my cities into a terminal? with 5 extra gates or so?
because i think, when i don't have open slots at those cities any more, i must build a new terminal right? and thats then a lot of money.

so whats the best;
make all my cities where i have 15 gates into terminals
make al my gates in every city into terminals. ( even if i have less then 15 gates)
make all my gates in every city into terminals with 5 extra gates. ( even if i have less then 15 gates)

make all my gates in every city into terminals with 10 (or more?) extra gates, with the change i'll never use those extra gates?( even if i have less then 15 gates)

[conmanflyer]

make all my cities where i have 15 gates into terminals- WITH extra gates

[raraoul]

okay, but why shouldnt i make my cities where i have around 12 gates or so into a terminal?

[bolli]

I usually make a terminal when i have over 10 gates... do some testing and work out something youre happy with.

[conmanflyer]

actually make your hubs to terminals- its very cost effective

[ThePilotGuy]

Well, I you have around 7 gates or so in a hub city, you should build a terminal. The reason is that you still save a bundle, and you can extend the terminal when your hub expands.