Base with Curfew

[chapelhillnews]

Has anyone tried using a base with a curfew from 18:00 to 8:00. I am in Tunisia and would like to open a base in Djerba. There is decent demand for European cities, but I am wondering if I can make a profit there with only 10 hours.

One thought was to have one flight from like 9:00 to 15:00, and then have a second one that would leave at 16:00 and then lay over at the destination for the night and return at 8:00 so it can leave at 9:00 again. I wasn't sure if there are added costs for a layover like this?

Any help would be much appreciated. I have already maxed out all of the possible flights from Tunis and Monastir, so the only decent airport left in Tunisia is Djerba. My airline is doing well, so I don't want to blow it by making a stupid decision.

[Maarten Otto]

As far as I know there are NO additional cost to a night stopper. But remember you can do this only 6 days a week as A and B checks must be done on the AC's base airport.

You can run a operation from an airport with a limited curfew, the additional base set up costs will probably significantly lower then at usual airports.

[chapelhillnews]

Thanks - I forgot about the A/B Checks

[chapelhillnews]

I am giving it a shot. I think that it can be profitable, although it has been really difficult to schedule the flights around the hours. I wish there was a way to measure the profitability for each base. This base cost me about $12 million to open.

[GDK]

The best way is not to choose airport which closes at night.
But if you are planning to run a regional carrier supplying short distance route, then it is no problem. You can schedule all you flight to depart after 5am or 6 am and land before 11pm. You will not lose money or earn less for keeping your plan on ground overnight. Midnight flight for short distance route will never get a good LF.

[chapelhillnews]

It seems to be working fairly well. I believe I am making a decent profit there. The planes do not fly between midnight and 5 AM because they are in the destination city for a layover during that time. They leave in the morning for a return flight, then they make one flight during the day, before coming back and leaving for the overnight flight. So, they are making two flights per day, in general, except for ones that are flying over 2,000 miles. They only make one flight a day. Leave in the afternoon, and return around noon the next day.

[GDK]

You are flying less frequency and hence the payment for slots and staff for every route is less. Nice game planning.

[chapelhillnews]

Thanks. It has been a challenge to be able to fit 2 flights a day for each plane with those limited hours.

[L1011fan]

First of all, is this the curfew in real life? If it is your screwed. There are other airports that are misrepresented in the game such as San Diego, CA which allows arrivals 24/7 but take off curfew is 11pm-5am, but this is not reflected in the game. So you can't have any late night arrivals at KSAN in the game. But if the curfew you are talking about is real life, then you're stuck with it. I know sami is trying to make some corrections on places like San Diego where curfews are incorrect in the living, breathing world. Its taking some time, but I know he isn't just sitting there saying "Deal with it".

[L1011fan]

The best way is not to choose airport which closes at night.
But if you are planning to run a regional carrier supplying short distance route, then it is no problem. You can schedule all you flight to depart after 5am or 6 am and land before 11pm. You will not lose money or earn less for keeping your plan on ground overnight. Midnight flight for short distance route will never get a good LF.

Here is your best answer right here. Just don't do it!

[chapelhillnews]

Yeah - I kind of hated trying it, but I had pretty much exhausted every possible flight from Tunis, then opened a base in Monastir and used the maximum 70 planes there. So, I was getting kind of bored, and gave it a try. Results ended up being decent, though it was a challenge trying to get two routes a day per plane. I needed one to leave around 9:00 and get back by 17:00, so that the next one could leave before the 18:00 Curfew. Then that one would land in the destination city, and have a turnaround time of 500 - 600 minutes usually, so it could depart after 5:00 AM and get back just after 8:00.