Tips
Blake8824:
I need some tips for a new starting up airline. I'm still having a little trouble turning a little profit. Like what kind of planes should a new airline lease and stuff and route wise I need help with pricing, my LF% isnt turning very high and when i get it up high it goes down again.
So if anyone would feel kind enough to help out, I'd really appreciate it :D
RushmoreAir:
Hi, and welcome to AirwaySim! :)
A new airline can lease any non-Russian aircraft under 20 years old, and generally do well. Remember, for each new fleet group you add to your airline, your fixed costs go up tremendously. The fleet group of aircraft can be seen on the My Aircraft page near the top.
Price your routes at a 10-15% discount to start. After a while (maybe a real-life week), you can set the prices back to default.
Your LF will be pretty low for the first few game months, as your Route Image has to build up and that takes time.
A useful guide for beginners is Swiftus' Guide, written by Swiftus, a very experienced AirwaySim member: http://www.airwaysim.com/forum/index.php/topic,9211.0.html
V.Castelino:
simple words mate,
keep it simple, keep it real. Do not start too many new routes at once. Stick to one route, build the RI and load factor and then move on slowly until you get hang of things here.
Load factors as Rushmore said will be down for a good while, so dont worry. Keep your eye on marketing. Try not to fill you planes with cattle class -Ryanair style seating (especially if flying over 4 hrs) pax wont like that.
Try to get as many aircrafts of one fleet type eg: B737 classics (737-300/400/500) or NG's (737-600/700/800/900) same with Airbus (A318/319/320/321)
Intially you will have to heavily reduce your ticket prices , I persoanlly say more than 20-25% and then flag the routes which are not doing well and increse the rest by 2% to 3 % everytime.
Hope this help mate, Welcome to Airwaysim, good luck, all the best.
cheers
VJC
Blake8824:
Thank y'all, I have 3 planes now and am startin to turn a decent profit!
GDK:
In this world everything is a little easier. You don't have to cut your ticket price (or 5% cut will do). Get a plane with range around 3500nm such as A300, Tristar, DC10 and find a route of 3000nm - 3700nm with demand of around 1000 per day. Schedule that plane to fly whole day, avoid departure and arrival time between 2300-0500 hours. Use the time zone differential for that. Fly from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to EU is best.
This is the method to get the most profit with least cost. Remember, for every route that you open, it needs more staff (marketing, admin and bla bla bla...) So, fully fill up the route you are operating before opening next route.
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