Originally Posted by
jsled
Scott Kirby. Feb 27, 2017.
"As an example, DEN is our most profitable hub today, and that’s largely because it's also our highest percentage domestic connecting hub, which has allowed us to continue to grow there over the past few years."
https://flyingtogether.ual.com/web/c...GrowthPlan.jsp
"Highest percentage
connecting?hub. That is the antithesis of the SWA business model, so likely our results will vary.
For years I've listened to airline execs whine abut the inefficiency of the hub and spoke system, while coveting the SWA model.
Yet here we are, expanding a hub based on "connecting traffic", where the SWA model has thrived.
Good thing I get paid to fly these things and not decide where they fly- despite 40 years watching the business cycles and failed bright ideas.