What is the term for the percentage of available seats sold on a flight?

What is the term for the percentage of available seats sold on a flight?

• A. Promotional fare
• B. Passenger load factor
• C. PNR
• D. Pitch

Answer: (B)

The term describes how much of an aircraft’s seating capacity is actually sold and filled by paying passengers, i.e., capacity utilization expressed as a percentage. This is known as the passenger load factor. It is calculated by dividing the number of revenue passengers by the total number of seats on the aircraft, then expressing the result as a percentage. For example, if there are 180 seats and 150 paid passengers, the load factor is 150/180 = 83.3%. Promotional fare refers to discounted ticket pricing, not capacity usage. PNR is the passenger name record in a reservation system. Pitch is the distance between rows of seats.

The term describes how much of an aircraft’s seating capacity is actually sold and filled by paying passengers, i.e., capacity utilization expressed as a percentage. This is known as the passenger load factor. It is calculated by dividing the number of revenue passengers by the total number of seats on the aircraft, then expressing the result as a percentage. For example, if there are 180 seats and 150 paid passengers, the load factor is 150/180 = 83.3%.

Promotional fare refers to discounted ticket pricing, not capacity usage. PNR is the passenger name record in a reservation system. Pitch is the distance between rows of seats.