FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ROUTE ANALYSIS DATA
1) WHERE DOES THIS DATA APPEAR?
5) WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THIS DATA?
1) WHERE DOES THIS DATA APPEAR?
This data appears on news posts that discuss new or ended routes. The intention is to move this feature to a paid tier in the future.
2) HOW IS THIS DATA USED?
When we analyze new route or conduct a post mortem on a dropped route it is useful to provide more data to aid the discussion of whether the route will succeed or why it failed.
3) WHY CAN'T I SEE THIS DATA?
The intention is to move this data to a paid tier, although there is no data for that transition. It will continue to be included on public posts until that transition.
4) HOW DO YOU READ THE REPORT?
For each route in the list the following items are shown: TRAFFIC which is for a 12 month period ending at the month and year shown (i.e. YE or Year Ended). It is shown for most recent year and prior year. Roundtrip fare is also included which includes average fare AND average ancillary charges like bag fees. POINT OF SALE MIX shows the Resident share for each end of the route. If an Omaha (OMA) - Las Vegas (LAS) route shows OMA 93% LAS 7% it means that only 7% of the passengers on the route are Las Vegas residents with nearly everybody Omaha residents. This is useful for determining which airline has an advantage. If the airline has a hub in LAS, but the route is only 7% point of sale LAS the airline with a greater share of OMA overall passengers (and thus more loyalty in Omaha) would have a better shot of winning this route. MKT SHARE shows for the most recent year the top 3 airlines market share on the O&D, and then the market share for each point of sale. This is useful to see how loyalty impacts share differently based on residency location. Average Existing Flights Per Day or Per Week shows data for two dates in the future. Over the month the average number of flights and seats for the two dates are shown. Flight Details finally shows the mix of aircraft types by airline.
5) WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THIS DATA?
DOT data as well as schedule data from internet sources are used.
6) WHY ONLY CERTAIN AIRLINES?
Data is not available for all airlines due to reporting restrictions. Additionally, for market share only the top 3 airlines are shown.
7) ARE INTERNATIONAL ROUTES AND TRAFFIC INCLUDED?
At this time only schedule data for international routes is included. Intl traffic data only appears on INTL TIER and above.
8) THE FARES LOOK TOO HIGH?
The fares included on this report, unlike most other reports, include estimated average ancillary revenue (like bag fees) in addition to the reported fare. Fares are also shown roundtrip.