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Domination of hub-and-spoke systems

In: Air Transport Liberalization

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  • Marc C. Gelhausen
  • Peter Berster

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The purpose of this chapter is to analyse empirically how hub airports and hub-and-spoke systems have evolved over the last 15 years. First, we take a look at the cumulative distribution of the supply of flights at airports. We begin with the global distribution, and then move on to analysing regional distributions. There is a very high concentration of flights at a fairly small number of hub airports. Over the years, concentration has remained very high. These findings indicate that the hub-and-spoke system is still very effective. The majority of flights are still operated by full-service network carriers, but low-cost carriers are also starting to play an important role. Finally, we take a look at how the supply of flights in airline alliances has evolved over the last 15 years, especially in the light of the development of low-cost carriers.

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  • Marc C. Gelhausen & Peter Berster, 2017. "Domination of hub-and-spoke systems," Chapters, in: Matthias Finger & Kenneth Button (ed.), Air Transport Liberalization, chapter 14, pages 266-283, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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