Originally Posted by
MickG0105
Mmm, I don't know about that. I'm seeing similar numbers to what Poppa is quoting.
Noting all the issues that routinely plague small data sets, yesterday and so far today Rex are looking at load factors in the 40s for Sydney-Melbourne and Sydney-Brisbane; ~41.5 percent for SYD-MEL, and ~44.2 percent for SYD-BNE.
Seven months ago, when Rex were firing off the "We're in the money" announcements to the market, the load factors for those city pairs for Tuesdays and Wednesdays were in the high 80s; ~86.5 percent for SYD-MEL, and ~88.2 percent for SYD-BNE.
Something may have changed, and changed in a very significant way. Or maybe it hasn't, and yesterday and today are aberrations. Let's see what a week or so of data turns up.
No one is on holidays this week, meaning VFR traffic will be very low, especially with the current inflation fears. Business won’t fly Bonza simply because of the lack of frequency, something going wrong on either side could see you stranded for at least two days.