

This has happened to me twice, in one game in Hamburg and in another game in Santo Domingo where I was quite literally the only airline flying there.

The top five routes listed brought in at least 8,000K in the month of December, 1995, with the top bringing in over 10,000kDo not be afraid to invest in long haul routes such as Sydney - San Francisco or Cairo - New York. Decrease invesment to 0-2 unless if you are operating in an airport with fierce competition and emplyment rate to 1-2 and employee salary to the minimum required for employee satisfaction

Some of the cities have very good ratings and there is far less competition Try starting routes early in the game from South America/Australlia.Try to find routes between two high number cities and try to be the only operator (It really helps if you have the monopoly).Russian planes) cram in seats like sardines as the satisfaction is so bad there is no point in trying to make it good. If you want to fly a monopoly route with low satisfaction planes (e.g.Meanwhile, the distance from Saint Petersburg (30☎) to Anchorage (150°W) is just 6,548KM - A319 Range! So the distance is 51% less further north to go halfway around the world than it is too less than a third-round the world near the equator. An example is a distance from Mombasa (40☎)to Lima (77°W) is 12,807KM. While there are not many cities far south of the tropics there are many a long way north (the Isle of Man has a higher north latitude than the southerly latitude of Tierra Del Fuego). Think of it this way if you were to draw a horizontal line around the world at the latitude of Anchorage, it would be far shorter than one at the latitude of the equator. To check if a route is adding on to your value, calculate the following: the purchase price of the aircraft flying the route X 0.41% (This is approximately how much money your aircraft is depreciating) subtract that amount from the profit that the route is making to obtain the value increase of the specific route.Sometimes replacing aircraft with a new one is also viable if the old aircraft has low base satisfaction. If it is low, a quick renovation can be a lot cheaper than buying a new plane.

If the occupancy on one of your older routes is dropping - especially on a route with competition - check the satisfaction of the aircraft.Your best bet is to balance your portfolio with both passenger and cargo aircraft, in the same way you would balance a financial portfolio between stocks (higher returns but greater risk and fluctuation) and bonds (lower but steadier returns). Also, cargo aircraft are generally cheaper than passenger aircraft, and they don't ever need to be renovated. Passenger routes earn more profit than cargo routes but they have very high month-to-month fluctuation, they are more susceptible to economic downturns, and you face more competition from other players. Learn to find the perfect balance of seat pitch satisfaction and maximum seating Better pitch increases satisfaction, leading to a higher occupancy rate.A good seating arrangement can earn more satisfaction and be cheaper (e.g.Make sure that you get as many slots between two cities as your aircraft can complete and have your plane fly as many slots as possible on every route.Identify cities that have low competition and build routes there. If your hub is New York, London, or Tokyo, you will have competition on every route, and your revenue will be lower. Dubai, Osaka, Nagoya, Busan, Sendai, Alexandria, South Korean cities, etc.). Start hubs that have good stats but are not too popular (e.g.Try to form a closed flight network in order to maximize the efficiency of counters and offices.The earlier in the game you do this, the better. Buy fuel tank(s) and a maintenance depot at your hubs, as this will increase your income and decrease your expenses.Even though Concorde is not very fuel efficient it can make more profit than a fully loaded A380-800 (flying long-haul routes) if you fly between big cities with no competition.However, due to the short length passengers will pay less. The shorter the route (operating on maximum schedules), the higher the number of passengers.Getting into a fare war with another airline hurts both you and your opponent.
