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RE: Political restrictions - POTKC - 03-22-2017
(03-21-2017, 07:29 PM)skifans Wrote: I wouldn't have any hard limits on the number of subsidiaries,but i think they should be expensive.
Why's that? Why not have a system where you can move funds from your main airline into a subsidiary, and then the subsidiary can use those to lease gates, pay staff, buy aircraft, etc in the same way the main airline would? I personally don't see a reason to put in a massive startup fee 'just because'...anyway, I think a new thread should be started to discuss this.
RE: Political restrictions - skifans - 03-23-2017
(03-22-2017, 04:20 PM)POTKC Wrote:(03-21-2017, 07:29 PM)skifans Wrote: I wouldn't have any hard limits on the number of subsidiaries,but i think they should be expensive.
Why's that? Why not have a system where you can move funds from your main airline into a subsidiary, and then the subsidiary can use those to lease gates, pay staff, buy aircraft, etc in the same way the main airline would? I personally don't see a reason to put in a massive startup fee 'just because'...anyway, I think a new thread should be started to discuss this.
To set up a subsidiary is expensive, the subsidiary has to receive its own AOC. I wasn't able to find an estimate for the cost for EasyJet to create a European subsidiary was £20 million (https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/02/06/brexit-uncertainty-clouds-outlook-for-ryanair-and-easyjet/) For a subsidiary to be any use it then also has to buy an aircraft at its own cost. Im not realy sure I understand your point regarding moving funds between the subsidiary to the main airline, surely it should be possible to move funds in both directions or even just have one central account.
RE: Political restrictions - POTKC - 03-23-2017
I didn't mean funds couldn't be moved both ways. 20 million is alright - I meant that there was no reason to set ridiculous costs, like 150 million or something like that.
RE: Political restrictions - Unknown98 - 03-29-2017
(03-22-2017, 03:54 AM)POTKC Wrote: Sill not so sure how I feel about restrictions, but would it be possible to create subsidiary airlines anyway? Even if there are no restrictions?
It would be possible, but I'm not sure what the practical reason would be for forming a subsidiary in that case. Aside from RP reasons.
RE: Political restrictions - POTKC - 03-29-2017
(03-29-2017, 03:22 AM)Unknown98 Wrote:(03-22-2017, 03:54 AM)POTKC Wrote: Sill not so sure how I feel about restrictions, but would it be possible to create subsidiary airlines anyway? Even if there are no restrictions?
It would be possible, but I'm not sure what the practical reason would be for forming a subsidiary in that case. Aside from RP reasons.
RP Reasons, but also convenience. If you're based in Miami and start operating out of a base in Frankfurt with what is for RP purposes a subsidiary, it'd be easier to organize everything by forming a subsidiary in Frankfurt.
RE: Political restrictions - whyy_jay - 04-28-2017
I prefer this game to be a place where we could let our imagination go wild and opening routes as we wish without being affected by all the shit that happens in the real-world.
RE: Political restrictions - POTKC - 04-28-2017
Yes, but nevertheless subsidiaries would be very nice for organizing things and also for RP purposes.
RE: Political restrictions - ALT2870 - 04-28-2017
I'd agree to not go into political restrictions. I mean really how often did that really affect CA? Most players kept to their own piece the world. (Then only time they didn't was for RP.) Subsidies would be nice regardless but that's for another day...