The top 25! Ranking on "connectivity" is a really unique approach and I like how it differentiates what Flightlines offers from other "greatest cities" lists. Could you share how the "score" number was calculated? And to answer your prompt, I was surprised to see Guangzhou which I know absolutely nothing about - and consequently it was interesting, and made sense, to get to see its relatively miniscule number of international passengers.
The last part is a subjective multiplier based on our assessment of parameters that we don't have quantitative data for yet- economics, culture, etc..
Yes! Guangzhou is a great example of the base case. It's a huge city - part of the Pearl River Delta (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong%E2%80%93Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Macao_Greater_Bay_Area). But, since Hong Kong acts as it's gateway to the world (where you'd likely fly if you were traveling to Guangzhou) most people in the west haven't heard of it.
The top 25! Ranking on "connectivity" is a really unique approach and I like how it differentiates what Flightlines offers from other "greatest cities" lists. Could you share how the "score" number was calculated? And to answer your prompt, I was surprised to see Guangzhou which I know absolutely nothing about - and consequently it was interesting, and made sense, to get to see its relatively miniscule number of international passengers.
Sure! As the rankings become more data driven - we would like this scoring system to be more transparent, but here's how we calculate the score today:
```js
// Calculate base score with adjusted weights
let score = (
population * 0.4 + // Population impact
traffic.totalPassengers * 0.2 + // Total passengers
traffic.internationalPassengers * 0.3 + // International traffic
traffic.cargoTraffic * 20 + // Cargo traffic
(city === "Washington" ? 1000000 : 0) // Political capital bonus
) / 10;
// Apply global city multiplier if applicable
const multiplier = globalCityMultipliers[city] || 1.0;
score *= multiplier;
```
The last part is a subjective multiplier based on our assessment of parameters that we don't have quantitative data for yet- economics, culture, etc..
Yes! Guangzhou is a great example of the base case. It's a huge city - part of the Pearl River Delta (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong%E2%80%93Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Macao_Greater_Bay_Area). But, since Hong Kong acts as it's gateway to the world (where you'd likely fly if you were traveling to Guangzhou) most people in the west haven't heard of it.