Originally Posted by
tsquare
And here I thought I was fully acronym compliant. What in the hell is an ESKM?
Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
Shorthand for Eskimo? Maybe he's referencing our codeshare with Alaska?
T & 88, or 88 & T,
ESKM = Equivalent Seat Kilometers.
How we compare to our JV partners that operate in that silly metric system (Kilometers = KM) versus the nautical mile equation that we still use. (RPM = Revenue Passenger Miles)
This is supposedly what makes the A-380 hopping the pond such good business for us. (i.e. 500 seats on an A-380 = two (~245 seat) 763's crossing for Delta.)
That's my take anyway. Someone else jump in if I'm totally off my rocker.
Fly safe,
GJ