How to make actual money?

[Sir_Ellexhirion_the_Empty_Purse]

Hi,

I do enjoy the game, but at some point I always run into the problem that I do not generate enough income.
When I try to expand to have more flights and thus more income, it just expands the cost as I need more vehicles and staff...

I currently have 5 stands, all for medium crafts, I have 5 staircase trucks, pushbacks, beltloaders and bagage vehicles. and an army of personel to make it all work.

If i remove the amount of vehicles, my crafts run late....

Anyone has tips or telling what I am doing wrong?

[Pharma27]

Do you have any shops or cafes? These will provide you with some income. Also try building a parking lot or 2.

[Wigg011]

You could scale down a bit and not have baggage handling for 5 stands - I have 25 medium stands in my current airport and no baggage handling because it is so costly!

[seekforforgiveness7474]

So the best options to make money are medium stands and parking stands. and dont build a useless terminal . only build how much you need.

[Delle(DK)]

its been quite a while since i played. But last time i played i found taxfree shops to be a good way to get income.. els payment for parking and refueling planes.
Deicing of planes also play quite well but can easy create a bottle neck.
Els try to check if you can fire some people. Often i hire allot of staff and many never really do anything but just cost mooney.. The game goes with construction staff, once you are finished building then fire them.

Els try to make your airport more efficient. Example the large parking stand can make delivery of suitcases and other things faster. Also make underground roads for your trucks so they easy can go from a-b-c-d it also save allot of time and make things more efficient = saving money.

And take note what fuel contracts cost, and what airlaines pay more.
You can also raise prises for parking and services for a little extra income. This might require you hire one of the MANY different CEO's that will give you access to various new features.

[Xilter]

for medium/large stands. upgrade to jetway so you do not need stair trucks. you will need to build a second floor to your terminal. but here's the trick only put down the 4 corners of the ground floor as support pillars and then using these 4 points have your entire second floor suspended. this will greatly reduce your operating cost as you will not have unnecessary ground floor terminal. also. your baggage handling bay can support 8 medium aircraft. so i would suggest if y our going to have baggage. utilise all 8 spaces that bay can support.

as for baggage systems. tilt trays are your bestest friend. you only need 1 baggage security system place tilt trays after the security check to then re route the baggage to the correct bay. try to use as little conveyor system as well using tilt trays to then branch off as required.

the more you build the more your operating cost. try to think about ways to minimise construction.