Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?

Started by vectorforfood, May 18, 2009, 11:20:36 PM

vectorforfood

Are we supposed to have dips in load factors in Jan/Feb (Traditionally poor months in the real world)

Mine seem to have dropped off, even though my Image and everything else have increased?


Sigma

There are just regular fluctuations in traffic demand; there doesn't seem to be any particular rhyme or reason, they're just random variables in the programming.  If you open up any airline's passenger graph you can see them.

vectorforfood

I went from 80% LF to 63%LF right now I'm bleeding :)


Brockster

That could easily be because of route competition, cancellations, image, etc.

But yeah, it seems like the demand changes slightly automatically.

Sigma

That kind of drop is usually indicative of something much bigger.  The normal variance of demand is usually 1-5% a week, not 15%. 

vectorforfood

This being my first run at Airwaysim, I've cancelled all routes and marketing, and started over without having to go bankrupt.

Load factors now rapidly on the rise.