FLIGHT COMPARISON

Flight NH844 and AY132

NH844 is a ANA flight departing from Singapore (Changi) for Japan (Haneda)

AY132 is a Finnair flight departing from Singapore (Changi) for Finland (HelSINKi)

ANA FLIGHT NH844

Airline: ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS

Flight information:

Scheduled Departure time: 2210 hrs SGT

Scheduled Arrival time: 0620 hrs JST

Changi Airport Terminal 2

Location of the Check-in area: Row 5 (No. 51-56)

Check-in counter & setup:

Regular Check In is 3hrs to 40 mins before departure of flight
Self service check in machines are available
There is SATS premier check in lounge for ANA passengers.
There is an early check in counter which is at Row 9 at T2 that operates during this timing: 0600 to 2359
Early Check In Service is also available at Jewel Changi Airport. From 3-24hours before departure, from 0600 to 2359
Online check in is also available at ANA's website

FINNAIR FLIGHT AY132

Airline: FINNAIR

Flight information:

Scheduled Departure Time: 2325 hrs SGT

Scheduled Arrival Time: 0605 hrs EEST

Changi Airport Terminal 1

Location of the Check-in area: Row 14

Check-in counter & setup:

Regular Check in is 3hrs to 60mins before departure of the flight
There is an early check in counter which is at Row 14. It starts operation 5hrs before departure of the flight
Online Check in is also available at Finnair's website

Aircraft Type & Capacity

NH844

Aircraft Type: Boeing 787-9 (twin-engine wide body)

Engine: Trent 1000

Capacity (2 different configurations for international routes):

215 Seats (48 Business, 21 Premium Economy, 146 Economy)

246 seats (40 Business, 14 Premium Economy, 192 Economy)

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AY132

Aircraft Type: Airbus A350-900 (twin-engine wide body)

Engine: Rolls-Royce Trent XWB

Capacity (2 Configurations):

297 Seats (46 Business, 43 Comfort Economy, 208 Economy)

336 Seats (32 Business, 42 Comfort Economy, 262 Economy)

The A350 with configuration of 336 seats was spotted during our observation (OH-LWK).

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Passenger Arrival Rate

Identify the predominant type of passengers on these flights.

NH844: Business Passengers

AY132: Leisure Passengers

Examine the similarities of both PARs.

The PAR of both flights became 0 around 1 hr before the departure of the flight because the check in counters closed.
For both flights, the check in counter opened before the time stated (3h for NH844, 2h for AY132). By the time we arrived, the counters were already open and passengers were seen checking in.

Examine the differences between both PARs.

The PAR of NH844 has two sudden increase at the 3rd and 6th 15min interval while the PAR of AY132 was a downward trend throughout.
With the first point, it shows that NH844 has more business passengers whilst AY132 has more leisure passengers.
NH844 started with a number of 31 passengers while AY132 started with 41.
NH844 arrival rate was more spreaded out compared to AY132.
Check in for NH844 (3h before) is earlier than AY132 (2h before flight)

Justify why the similarities and differences exist

Similarities Justification

The check-in counters are likely open early because the airline is able to open the counters early to cater to demand and reduce the time passengers have to wait at the counter to check in to improve passenger experience. If passengers come early and have to wait for the counter to open, long queues will result, resulting in long waiting times.

Differences Justification

Different destination countries

It may be because of the time difference at the destination countries and thus passengers may prefer different timings for their flight so that when arrive at their destination, it may be their preferred timing.

For these two flights, both arrives around 6 am in the morning at their destination. Passengers may normally want to spend their full day at the destination airport thus choosing a flight that arrives at 6 am in the morning at their destination.

Time of flight

Some people would like to sleep throughout the flight thus they chose a night flight or they might prefer night flight because it is relatively cheaper compared to day flights.

Demographics of the passengers

Age, income, citizenship may all affect the types of passengers on the flight, thus the PAR rate would not be the same.

- There might also be human factors in the counting of people where there can be inaccuracies.