Originally Posted by
BMEP100
"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.
Not anymore. Over the last 7 years our COO at Southwest has been moving into a more hub and spoke style system. He likes the "synergies". Our terminals and gates are either mostly full or mostly empty at our big stations. The point to point short haul system is a much smaller part of our operation.