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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 4:24 pm
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Originally Posted by pinniped
I'm unfamiliar with this mythical 50% full flight.
That is because if 50% of the flights are at 50% load and 50% of the flights are at 100% load, 67% of the passengers are on full flights even though half the flights are empty. Or a similar calculation.

If 50% of the flights are at 25% load and 50% of the flights are at 100% load, 80% of the passengers are on full flights even though half the flights are empty!
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