Load factor – The percentage of seats filled on all flights, including planes being flown empty to be in position for the next day’s schedule.

Source situation – “Turkish Airlinesa,e1/4,ao load factor was 82.3 pc.” Travel & Tourism News, 1 Jan. 2020, p. NA. Gale OneFile.

Quote from the article – “International-to-international transfer passengers (transit passengers) increased by 6.3 percent and international passengers excluding international to international transit passengers increased by 11.5 percent compared to the same period of last year. The total number of international passengers increased by 8.5 percent in November compared to the same month of last year.”

My thoughts – Data on the percentage of occupied and empty seats is collected by airline companies. They have the chance to enhance their management quality and ensure the company’s greatest performance by acquiring and comparing data. It’s about the same as the lodging industry’s occupancy rate.