Have you ever wondered how to find out the perfect flight for your next business trip? Well, the evolving travel industry has a formula to calculate the odds for your perfect flying! Skyscanner, a metasearch company from the global travel gathered some imperative data to formulate a easy and handy way to calculate the perfect flight.
According to Skyscanner, it has created a flight score formula that takes three most important components of a satisfactory flight. The time of flight, the leg-room and the on-time performance applied to this unique formula will help you calculate the perfect flight score.
The formula is:
(T+L-30) P/100,
Where T is time of the day, L is legroom and P is the punctuality.
- For calculating the score, Time T is assigned as 10 for morning, 5 for night and 3 for afternoon.
- For calculating the score, Legroom L varies from 28 to 40 which is equal to the seat pitch in inches.
- And finally, the Punctuality P is the airline’s on-time percentage score calculated in between 1 to 100.
Spaciousness was one of the most important factors for passengers, followed closely by good food and drinks (48%), no turbulence (44%), unoccupied seat next to you (33%), getting a good price (30%) and a great view (24%). Understanding these traveler desires can help travel brands target offers and highlights specific features of any given flight for peak satisfaction.
The top 3 important factors when booking a flight, according to Skyscanner are:
- Direct Flights (66%)
- Take-off and landing time (45%)
- On time (38%)
The top features for improving flight happiness, according to Skyscanner report are:
- Spacious seating (61%)
- Good food and drinks (48%)
- No turbulence (44%)
- Unoccupied seat next to you (33%)
- Getting a good price (30%)
- A great view (24%)
