Demand on return flight

[type45]

I'm now playing in ATB2, I can't understand something there: why the demand of return flight can be 25-50% less than the put-going flight?

For example, the route SAEZ-LSGG has a demand of F1C7Y159, and LSGG-SAEZ has only F0C3Y104! It is still acceptable to run the route with 762ER on SAEZ-LSGG, and nobody want to run LSGG-SAEZ, but how can I make a flight without a return to my base at SAEZ?

This is a very big problem for long haul flight, it is hard to accept (or run) if something like that happen......

[Sami]

The values shown there are only estimates, and also depend on the efficiency of your route planning staff.

[type45]

I know, but my route which is running by my 764ER also have this kind of problem

[type45]

Just some additional questions: will the demand effected by the historical events? such as the Asia economic down fall in 1997 will cause a full scale drop on demand of asian routes, or the depression in Western countries make a return fligh demand much less than the out going one from other places?