Does Network Stability Equal Network Profitability?
Covid-19 has stretched the creativity of every airline network planner in the last twenty months as they changed airline schedules on a weekly or even daily basis in response to various lockdowns and changes in policy. At OAG we have seen exponential increases in schedule updates arriving from airlines around the world, and although it proves the creativity and resilience of an industry caught in a crisis, we all want to see stability return to airline schedules.
Airline network stability is a key indicator of the state of the industry. If airline schedules are stable then airports, suppliers, travellers, and everyone in the travel eco-system can plan and work as effectively as possible. Airlines crave stability, it means they have the right schedules, capacity, connectivity and probably the best profitability; airlines that are chopping and changing schedules all the time are struggling to find their place in the market,…