Originally Posted by
rkkwan
But really. Who cares? It's about how much money can each plane makes for the company. Of course, the best are routes that are short, high utilization, and full of high-yield customers. That's why EWR-TLV is so lucrative.
There is also cargo to consider, which helps many of the routes. That being said, if you're looking for high-yield routes with short trips and high utilization, I'd say NYC-DCA is the best example. Even with the enormous frequency of flights running on the route, most of the tickets are sold at or vey close to full fare, and the flights are generally very full as well.