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Mwz Posted 21 years ago
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What's the meanig of this sentence :The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers. in the following context.
CBC News
Passenger traffic increased in June over the same month a year ago at both Air Canada and WestJet.
Figures released by the airlines Thursday show revenue passenger miles, which measures the number of paying passengers multiplied by distance flown, grew by 7.3 per cent to 3.99 billion at Air Canada and by 22.4 per cent to 615.4 million at WestJet.
Both airlines also increased passenger capacity over June 2004.
Available seat miles, which calculates the number of seats available for sale multiplied by distance flown, rose 4.7 per cent to 4.9 billion at Air Canada and by 19.8 per cent to 837.8 million at WestJet.
The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers.
Air Canada's load factor increased by 1.9 percentage points to 81.3 per cent – the highest ever for June – while WestJet's rose by 1.6 percentage points to 73.5 per cent.
Air Canada's regional airline subsidiary, Jazz, also posted higher figures in all three categories.
Passenger traffic up at Air Canada, WestJet
Last Updated Thu, 07 Jul 2005 16:49:05 EDTCBC News
Passenger traffic increased in June over the same month a year ago at both Air Canada and WestJet.
Figures released by the airlines Thursday show revenue passenger miles, which measures the number of paying passengers multiplied by distance flown, grew by 7.3 per cent to 3.99 billion at Air Canada and by 22.4 per cent to 615.4 million at WestJet.
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Both airlines also increased passenger capacity over June 2004.
Available seat miles, which calculates the number of seats available for sale multiplied by distance flown, rose 4.7 per cent to 4.9 billion at Air Canada and by 19.8 per cent to 837.8 million at WestJet.
The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers.
Air Canada's load factor increased by 1.9 percentage points to 81.3 per cent – the highest ever for June – while WestJet's rose by 1.6 percentage points to 73.5 per cent.
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Air Canada's regional airline subsidiary, Jazz, also posted higher figures in all three categories.
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Hi MWZ-- welcome to English Forums. 'The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers' means that the airline companies had fewer empty seats on their flights. Load Factor (LF) = paid seats / available seats
- Hi MWZ-- welcome to English Forums.
- 'The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers' means that the airline companies had fewer empty seats on their flights.
- Load Factor (LF) = paid seats / available seats
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Hi MWZ-- welcome to English Forums.
'The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers' means that the airline companies had fewer empty seats on their flights.
Load Factor (LF) = paid seats / available seats
'The carriers also enjoyed higher load factors, which measure the proportion of available seat miles occupied by paying passengers' means that the airline companies had fewer empty seats on their flights.
Load Factor (LF) = paid seats / available seats
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Well, the sentence itself is basically a definition. That is, the definition of "load factor". I'm not sure how to phrase it better than it's already written, but I'll try. The very basic meaning is that the airlines, Air Canada and WestJet, are transporting more passengers. They measure this by calculating "load factors". According to the very sentence you've selected, a "load factor" is the
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Thank you so much
The meaning turn out to be very clear after your effort .
Where are you all from ?must be native speakers.
The meaning turn out to be very clear after your effort .
Where are you all from ?must be native speakers.
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Native speakers, I believe, have a check mark somewhere in the information to the left of their posts, MWV. I'm from the midwest US, with 20 years in Canada tacked on.
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I think the check mark means "proficient speaker".
(Pieanne and I got one too)
(Pieanne and I got one too)
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