load factor
noun[S]
ukusTRANSPORT
thenumberofpayingpassengersinrelationto thenumberofseatsavailableon aplaneduring aparticularperiod:
Theincreasedprofitabilityfor the lastquarterreflectsarisein theaveragepassengerloadfactoron Virgin Atlantic Airwaysflights.
TRANSPORT,PRODUCTION
therelationshipbetween theactualamountsomething iscarrying,producing, etc. and thetotalpossibleamount
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adjustment factor
capacity factor