Multiple Flights to Same Destination

[m5_beast]

What is the best way to schedule multiple flights to the same destination without affecting total profit or load factor on the pre-existing flights?

[Shawa]

don't do it. you won't have the problem.

Especially if you're trying to do multiple 0.5 routes

[Flybynight747]

Shawa is absolutely right, DO NOT schedule more than 1 flight to the same destination from the same base.

Multiple frequencies will push down your route profit drastically.

JAY AIR

[steventommyobama]

Sorry Jay, I'd have to disagree!  I run my airlines as multi-frequency to keep competition away  and when I have a left over 767 from a TATL with 3-4 hours, I add it to a route to ORD, DFW, ATL, or a 300K airport!  They do really make money!

[Japanair]

Sorry Jay, I'd have to disagree!  I run my airlines as multi-frequency to keep competition away  and when I have a left over 767 from a TATL with 3-4 hours, I add it to a route to ORD, DFW, ATL, or a 300K airport!  They do really make money!

It may make your competitors run away, but it will also affect your airline in the long term. I'd rather make 2 flights to 2 destinations with 1x frequencies than fly to 1 flight, 1 destination with a 2x frequency flight. You make around 50% more profit, and it doesn't create a bad reputation for you (multi frequencies are really, really annoying). And for good routes, trying to get rid of competitors with big aircraft and multi frequencies won't work. If I were the competitor, I would either ignore you or get an even bigger aircraft to get you annoyed...

[Hal]

You can with this strategy  annoy someone who has enough money to buy bunch of cheap turbotrops (60 - 70 pax), set freq to 8 - 10 with cheap fare and your profit will be ruined.

[iranair777]

..... and it doesn't create a bad reputation for you (multi frequencies are really, really annoying)....

So are E1 flights 

[somchai]

well what i did was.. have one aircraft fly two of the same route. both on 1frenquency but the first one is priced higher than the other.. both bring in profit. is there a downside to this?

[Arcanum]

well what i did was.. have one aircraft fly two of the same route. both on 1frenquency but the first one is priced higher than the other.. both bring in profit. is there a downside to this?

Yes, as stated above, you will make more profit by sending one of those planes to a second destination instead of the same one.  Though you won't lose money by having more than one frequency, it will bring down ticket prices and route profit (possibly loadfactor too).

[mitch909]

In my situation it was beneficial to have two airplanes travel the same routes. I currently only had 4 or 5 destinations and one airplane flying all of them and another airplane collecting dust. I kept the other airplane because I had a good priced lease on it and would soon need it. Anyways I assigned it routes and my monthly +profit went up hugely allowing me to rent more gates. Once new gates are rented you can assign your aircraft to those routes instead and make more money. Only reason to have more then one plane flying a route is when you have one sitting around, don't have enough rented gates to utilize an aircraft, or in order to control a route and destroy your competition.

[pseudoswede]

In my situation it was beneficial to have two airplanes travel the same routes. I currently only had 4 or 5 destinations and one airplane flying all of them and another airplane collecting dust. I kept the other airplane because I had a good priced lease on it and would soon need it. Anyways I assigned it routes and my monthly +profit went up hugely allowing me to rent more gates. Once new gates are rented you can assign your aircraft to those routes instead and make more money. Only reason to have more then one plane flying a route is when you have one sitting around, don't have enough rented gates to utilize an aircraft, or in order to control a route and destroy your competition.

1. It's nearly impossible to flood a route to drive a competitor to bankruptcy.
2. Unless you already have routes to every single airport within that aircraft's range, there is never a need to use two aircraft on the same route.

[mitch909]

In my situation it was beneficial to have two airplanes travel the same routes. I currently only had 4 or 5 destinations and one airplane flying all of them and another airplane collecting dust. I kept the other airplane because I had a good priced lease on it and would soon need it. Anyways I assigned it routes and my monthly +profit went up hugely allowing me to rent more gates. Once new gates are rented you can assign your aircraft to those routes instead and make more money. Only reason to have more then one plane flying a route is when you have one sitting around, don't have enough rented gates to utilize an aircraft, or in order to control a route and destroy your competition.

1. It's nearly impossible to flood a route to drive a competitor to bankruptcy.
2. Unless you already have routes to every single airport within that aircraft's range, there is never a need to use two aircraft on the same route.

I agree with you, my priority was to basically say the 2 point you made.