<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lqdnitin:
Assume WN Avg SL is 500mi.
Assume UA Avg SL is 700mi (anything above 527mi will do).
Avg fare paid by WN pass: $58.50
Avg fare paid by UA pass: $77.77
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The actual numbers would be :
The average stage length for WN is 719 miles.
The average stage length for UA is 1220 miles.
Average fare paid by WN passenger : $ 83.99
Average fare paid by UA passenger : $ 135.54
I still maintain that this doesn't mean anything. You obviously can't compare a DAL-HOU flight in Southwest's Cattle Car to a JFK-NRT flight in United's First Suite. The only accurate measure of per capita revenue must be calculated per passenger per mile flown. Aka "yield".
[This message has been edited by B747-437B (edited 08-15-2002).]