Articles tagged “hubs”

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Delta Will Fly Newest Jets With Fewer Middle Seats on Key Business Routes

Who says airlines don't prioritize passenger comfort? As long as carriers calculate passengers are willing to pay for a better experience, they will provide it.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Delta Will Fly Newest Jets With Fewer Middle Seats on Key Business Routes

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3 Charts Showing the World’s Largest Megahub Airports

High demand for domestic travel is what's keeping several U.S. airports at the top of the ranking, even if many passengers have to wait several hours in between flights to reach their destinations.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

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8 Charts Showing the World’s Largest Airport Megahubs

The U.S. is the clear leader for connectivity megahubs as some carriers' hubs get bigger and Americans exhibit increased demand for inter-city business and leisure travel.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

8 Charts Showing the World’s Largest Airport Megahubs

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Hub overload? American Airlines could erase Philadelphia, GAO says

Despite the rhetoric that the new American Airlines intends to retain the combined airlines' hub lineups, people in Philadelphia are very concerned.

Skift | 10 years ago

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Delta finally cuts its Memphis hub loose, slashing both flights and jobs

You can't fault Delta for giving up on Memphis, since the city so long ago gave up on itself. It has an enviable position along the Mississippi that it could be using to turn itself into a regional powerhouse, but it lacks the ambition to make it happen.

Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Delta finally cuts its Memphis hub loose, slashing both flights and jobs

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Delta Air Lines engages United at its Newark hub with new Paris flights

There's nothing like a little competition between major airlines right within their fiefdoms... or hubs, that is. Nice to see, and bring it on.

Skift | 11 years ago

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Tulsa Airport’s nonstop flight plight is a familiar one for small cities

There's no immediate help on the way for Tulsa and other small-city airports as most airlines are stuck on their hub fixations, dismissing the point-to-point needs of small- and not-so-small town America.

Kyle Arnold, Tulsa World | 11 years ago

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New American Airlines CEO is adamant that Charlotte remain low-cost hub

It sounds like the new American Airlines plans on staying in Charlotte for awhile.

Ely Portillo , The Charlotte Observer | 11 years ago

New American Airlines CEO is adamant that Charlotte remain low-cost hub

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The new American: state by state effects of airlines merger

The new American could be asked to make few divestitures in the merger process with most routes and hubs located in strategic, rather than competing, locations around the U.S.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

The new American: state by state effects of airlines merger

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How Delta honed its Europe and Asia strategy

Unlike in basketball, Delta's "four-corners" strategy isn't a stall tactic but a growth plan.

Skift | 11 years ago