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Title: Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?
Post by: vectorforfood on May 18, 2009, 11:20:36 PM
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?
Title: Re: Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?
Post by: Sigma on May 18, 2009, 11:48:18 PM
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.
Title: Re: Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?
Post by: vectorforfood on May 19, 2009, 12:31:40 AM
I went from 80% LF to 63%LF right now I'm bleeding :)
Title: Re: Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?
Post by: Brockster on May 19, 2009, 12:42:41 AM
That could easily be because of route competition, cancellations, image, etc.

But yeah, it seems like the demand changes slightly automatically.
Title: Re: Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?
Post by: Sigma on May 19, 2009, 12:44:14 AM
That kind of drop is usually indicative of something much bigger.  The normal variance of demand is usually 1-5% a week, not 15%. 
Title: Re: Does Traffic/Load Factors Dip during mid-winter?
Post by: vectorforfood on May 19, 2009, 03:42:22 AM
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.