Significance of Pax. Load Factor
Measure of equipment utilization
- =(Revenue Passenger miles realized)/ (Available seat-miles)
- Affects cost & quality of services
- Generally varies between 50 % to 75 %
- Affected by Traffic Peaks & Valleys
- Flights full in one direction
- Positioning Flight
Mismatch in Capacity & Demand
- Cannot be completely removed by re-scheduling flights
- Leads to uncertainty
- Demand variation is erratic
- Schedules are tightly coupled
- No -Shows ? Overbooking
- High load factor ? Lower service convenience