I have a problem with my airline. I have signed an interlining agreement with an airline at the destination airport that allows connections on both directions. I also have my own connection network at my home airport. The problem is that I don't get the desired amount of traffic. What could be wrong? Any ideas?
My airline is A-Via (A02) on the Tempelhof server and the concerning destinations are ATH-HRG and ATH-RUH.
Also I have serious traffic-related problems starting new destinations abroad (e.g ATH-BUD)
One reason could be that the the new IL needs some days to kick in. The flow of connecting passengers starts after a few days (you can see advanced bookings) and take a look of detailed data concerining connecting passengers. Make sure that passengers are able to connect (minimum connecting time at an airport).
One reason could be that the the new IL needs some days to kick in. The flow of connecting passengers starts after a few days (you can see advanced bookings) and take a look of detailed data concerining connecting passengers. Make sure that passengers are able to connect (minimum connecting time at an airport).
I know, I know. But the flight is being operated for 3 weeks. What else could be wrong?
I doubt there is much demand between ATH and HRG. And your IL partner mostly operates domestic flights out of HRG (he has 4 international routes out of HRG). Don't know much about the other destinations.
The problem is that I don't get the desired amount of traffic. What could be wrong? Any ideas?
If it would be that easy...
Maybe the interline agreement does not make sense in a way that it does not offer good connections and/or additional destinations, where travellers from your country want to fly to?
An interline itself does not necessarily generate more traffic! And also, keep in mind the costs: Interlines can be very expensive and therefore the costs might be higher than the benefit of additional passengers in your network.
Maybe the interline agreement does not make sense in a way that it does not offer good connections and/or additional destinations, where travellers from your country want to fly to?
An interline itself does not necessarily generate more traffic! And also, keep in mind the costs: Interlines can be very expensive and therefore the costs might be higher than the benefit of additional passengers in your network.
Voeni is right. Interlining doesn't mean passengers. You have to match up times as best as possible, and bear in mind where they fly to and how often.
It's also important, as Voeni said, to keep an eye on how much it costs and what kind of benefits you are getting from that IL agreement. Keep an eye on transferring passengers from the IL partner's hub, and any external connection/feeder passengers if they fly into yours. IL can be a good thing, but it's not something you just slap up and say 'done'.
Not easily. There's no way to really look up 'How many PAX want to go from LGA to LAX every day?' on AS. There are ways to calculate how many people are using your flights to get from Airport A to Airport B, but it's intensive and requires some note taking and even then, because of the speed at which things change (schedules, fares, interlining, ORS ratings), it won't always be accurate. A simple way to check this is to look at your transfer rates of two instances of the same flight. For instance, say you check your Flight 100 that happened yesterday to the one that just happened. Compare the differences in passengers and transfers, both internal and external.
The way some people work it is to check information websites on particular airports. If we use the LGA -> LAX example, you'd go find some information on LGA and see where the real airlines travel to from that airport. While it's never exact, it will give you an idea of where passengers will fly to out of LGA, as AS does take some of its demand and destination information from such websites.
Last question is there a way to determine where people from my base want to travel to ?
A good way is to research where passengers fly to from your base in the real world. It can be as basic as looking somewhere like Wikipedia to see where airlines fly to from there. It often includes passenger counts for the most popular routes from the bigger airports. Also, a route that is flown by a number of airlines seems like it would be a good contender. The numbers won't be exactly the same in the game but it's a good starting point. It has worked for me most of the time.
The way some people work it is to check information websites on particular airports. If we use the LGA -> LAX example, you'd go find some information on LGA and see where the real airlines travel to from that airport. While it's never exact, it will give you an idea of where passengers will fly to out of LGA, as AS does take some of its demand and destination information from such websites.