Passenger load factor

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Passenger load factor
Passenger load factor, or load factor, measures the capacity utilization of public transport services like airlines,
passenger railways, and intercity bus services. It is generally used to assess how efficiently a transport provider "fills
seats" and generates fare revenue.
According to the International Air Transport Association, the worldwide load factor for the passenger airline
industry during 2013 was 79.5%.
Calculation example
Specifically, the load factor is the dimensionless ratio of passenger-kilometres travelled to seat-kilometres available.
For example, say that on a particular day an airline makes 5 scheduled flights, each of which travels 200 kilometers
and has 100 seats, and sells 60 tickets for each flight. To calculate its load factor:
Thus, during that day the airline flew 60,000 passenger-kilometres and 100,000 seat-kilometres, for an overall load
factor of 60% (0.6).
References
External links
PLF (Passenger Load Factor) (http:/ / moneyterms. co. uk/ plf-passenger-load-factor/ )
Article Sources and Contributors
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Article Sources and Contributors
Passenger load factor Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=603209626 Contributors: Airplaneman, Bearcat, Deeday-UK, F.calzati, Falcon8765, Ikari, Malcolma, MrOllie, Neil P.
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