Route - Filo Planning

[istanbulairlines]

Good and profitable days to you all,

I would like to ask you a few questions about route planning if you dont mind...

1) which criterias do you generally consider to put an A/C to a route? I mean for example which one is more properiate for a route taking 1200-1300 nm, b737family or like 757 767. ??

2) suppose that you want open a new route which is already being flown by others but not fully consumed.. Now would you use again narrow body A/C like 737, A320 fam. OR middle body/range like 757, 767...?

I hope I could express myself well.. thanks...

[alexgv1]

Well if slot availability is an issue then I'd say definitely use the larger aircraft because you can get more pax transported for your slots.

I think the 737s fly routes of this length quite well, but so does the 757 so it really depends on filling the capacity of the route and if you need extra space for business class.

I'm sure some would say you get a frequency advantage of 737s over 757s on competed routes too.

Hope this helps

[istanbulairlines]

thanks it helps..

so it seems it depends how you can fill your aircraft... if you get high LF send bigger otherwise smaller works... but i think using big A/Cs to longer route is more logical because turning and waiting times are killing... so with the big ones you can put only one or two routes per a day..

I think I got it, thank you very much for your answer..

[slither360]

Right, but prices are set by an amount per mile, and a flat rate per flight, much like a taxi fare. So running 4 200mi routes is more profitable with 1 aircraft than running 2 1000mi routes.

[RushmoreAir]

Right, but prices are set by an amount per mile, and a flat rate per flight, much like a taxi fare. So running 4 200mi routes is more profitable with 1 aircraft than running 2 1000mi routes.

Prices aren't quite that easy.  From my experience, they have a base price (x), then is based on a factor of the mileage.  So flying shorter routes is usually more profitable.  Most aircraft have a "sweet spot" between 1/3 and 2/3 of their possible range that allow for the best profits.

[istanbulairlines]

on the other hand, I sometimes cant really get how it works..

let me give real example:

yesterday night i put a B707-300 to a route of 2136nm (IST - ISB) and the ticket pirce was not so high 300$... Besides there was no other competitor for that route and it was 200 - 210 pax arerage per day...

now how much i get as profit 24000$ for a day with %69 LF... Is it do you think logical? Isnt it too low as a profit for that long route? 

[alexgv1]

on the other hand, I sometimes cant really get how it works..

let me give real example:

yesterday night i put a B707-300 to a route of 2136nm (IST - ISB) and the ticket pirce was not so high 300$... Besides there was no other competitor for that route and it was 200 - 210 pax arerage per day...

now how much i get as profit 24000$ for a day with %69 LF... Is it do you think logical? Isnt it too low as a profit for that long route? 

What is your route image for IST-ISB. That will have to rise to 100 before you get full planes, this happens naturally by flying the route and will take a few in game months.

[istanbulairlines]

What is your route image for IST-ISB. That will have to rise to 100 before you get full planes, this happens naturally by flying the route and will take a few in game months.

oh, i got it.. i should be a little bit patient...