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Title: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: Aeroflot on January 12, 2009, 11:32:43 PM
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.
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: moxiepilot on January 12, 2009, 11:59:45 PM
if it's profitable, do it...

as to raising LF, heavy marketing and reduce prices a little
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: Mads on January 13, 2009, 12:24:13 AM
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?
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: Sami on January 13, 2009, 12:26:29 AM
It depends greatly on what time they depart and when they arrive .. not necessarily so much when they are ON the plane.
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: Mads on January 13, 2009, 12:27:49 AM
I see, thank you very much, you're incredibly fast  8)
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: Aeroflot on January 13, 2009, 02:25:15 AM
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.
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: sfonline on January 13, 2009, 09:57:32 AM
Quote from: Aeroflot on January 13, 2009, 02:25:15 AM
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
Title: Re: Inconvenient times - flight or stay?
Post by: Sami on January 13, 2009, 10:16:31 AM
Quote from: Aeroflot on January 13, 2009, 02:25:15 AM
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..)