[Economy] - Make Ultra Long-Haul Flights Posslible with Owned Aircraft

Feature requests Gameplay
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:bullseye: What is your suggestion?
Change expected profits for player aircraft on routes over ~8500nm.

:hammer_and_wrench: How would it work in the game?
You can actually run ultra long-haul flights with ultra long-range planes.

:balance_scale: Why is this a good idea?
Long-range aircraft like the B77L should be able to operate within their full range. Currently the game won’t allow creating a route longer than ~8500nm, claiming it’s unprofitable, thus considerably limiting the actual operating range. It’s misleading to charge players gold planes for unlocking the aircraft displaying a range of over 10,000 nm in-game, while not allowing them to fly routes anywhere near that distance.

:camera_with_flash: Optional: Image or reference
Reference values from LHR on B77L:
Indicated range: 9886-10037nm.
Airports within this range and meeting all other requirements - runway length, demand, and available stands, include:
SYD, PER, BNE, MEL.
None of them can be made profitable with any seat configuration.

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I actually thought about unlocking the B77L just for a player connection PRG-SYD… Luckily I checked the demand and profitability beforehand and realized it’s not possible to do so. Would love to see that fixed

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Indeed, it’s misleading. It should be possible to create connections up to the indicated range, or at least the actual in-game range should be displayed before you buy.

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The B77L has enough range for BKK-SCL, but the economic system in the game does not allow me to do so.

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So a 777F can’t fly to airports that are far even tho that’s why it was made? That’s.. annoying

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I wish I could run flights at a loss

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Wait… what?

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same here tbh… but actually, the higher SP earnings of a longer route might even be worth the wollar loss in the later game

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According to the latest dev diary, the “revamp of the demand system” is planned for a future game version, so let’s hope the usefulness of those long haulers will be addressed.

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