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Old Dec 6, 2016 | 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by lost_in_translation
You're all doing load factor calculations rather than PRASM (which requires you to have figures for passenger revenues), RPK/ASK doesn't tell you anything about how much people are paying for tickets, and I imagine the answer with regards to BA is less than they used to.
Indeed. My earlier figures though related to revenue per ASK and revenue per RPK (again showing -5% in 2015 and someone else updated with -9% in first 9 months of 2016). Those figures specifically pertain to yield which matters far more than load.
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