Inconvenient times - flight or stay?

[Aeroflot]

Just want to ask for advice. What do you think is better in this case. If we have oportunity to schedule flights at inconvinient time slots such as dep at 01-06 do we need to flight such routes or better stay at airport. LF at such routes is too low ~18-30% but routes are still profitable. Not so much ... but better then nothing. What do you think.

And the second question. How to raise LF at such routes with 01-06 slots.

Thank you.

[moxiepilot]

if it's profitable, do it...

as to raising LF, heavy marketing and reduce prices a little

[Mads]

So do I get it right, AirwaySim-pax don't appreciate overnight-flights as often offered in reality between Europe and Northern America, or e. g. LAX-EWR?

[Sami]

It depends greatly on what time they depart and when they arrive .. not necessarily so much when they are ON the plane.

[Mads]

I see, thank you very much, you're incredibly fast 

[Aeroflot]

Ofcourse, i can start ad campaigins, but in that case income will be 0. Hm... but it will increase company image... hm... sounds good. Need to try it.

Sami, hm... arrival time is also important?... so do i need to increase t/o time to plan arrival at more convinient time? I used to plan only departues.

Thank you.

[sfonline]

Ofcourse, i can start ad campaigins, but in that case income will be 0. Hm... but it will increase company image... hm... sounds good. Need to try it.

Hi Aeroflot,

you might try to add an overnight leg to an already existing route (assuming that there is enough demand). That way you make use of your existing route image and don't have much additional ad costs.

I run two daily overnight legs with slightly reduced ticket charges and get around 10% below the day flights.

Stefan

[Sami]

Sami, hm... arrival time is also important?... so do i need to increase t/o time to plan arrival at more convinient time? I used to plan only departues.

Well, I see it that way that people usually do not wish to arrive to their destination at 0300   (nor depart at that time..)