I've noticed that my stand up flights do poorly in comparison to real life? Does this have to do with connections not factoring into loads?
Stand Up Flight = Aircraft leaves hub, last flight out at night, typically, 8-9PM - and returns first thing in the morning, allowing for maximum number of connections out of the hub city in the AM and usually work in extra day time turn.
I can schedule these using longer layovers, but the load factors are always poor no matter what.
Does the current release not favor these? If so, no big deal - but is it coming?
Probably the flight departs too early from the night stop ..before 0530 or so?
I've stopped scheduling them - but in my first two failed marriages, I tried different combos between 5AM and 7AM returns to the hub with out much success.
I have never managed more the 40%LF for night flights but they do tend to make a small profit and making a small profit is better then having your plane sat on the tarmac making none.
Glen