Originally Posted by
Globaliser
I wonder how OAG obtained the revenue figures, and how reliable they are.
Taking EK on LHR-DXB, for example: a very high proportion of the traffic on this route connects at DXB to myriad different places. I'd be impressed if OAG has managed not only to extract reliable revenue numbers, but also to have performed a reliable apportionment of each trip's revenue between the LHR-DXB and the DXB-XXX sectors.
Same with LHR-SIN and SIN-SYD. I do wonder if it's a proper apportioning of revenue as each airline does it (you'd know how SQ apportion it by looking at PPS credits for instance), or if it's a guesswork etc.
Same applies to LHR-JFK for BA, as quite a few would connect from (or to) there.