i'll just leave this here
In 2016, DEN saw a record-setting 58.3 million passengers
This ranks DEN as the third-fastest growing airport in the world, behind only Kuala Lumpur and Delhi
DEN as the sixth busiest airport in the U.S. and 19th busiest in the world (according to 2015 numbers. 2016 figures have yet to be released)
Approximately 65 percent of travelers at DEN are origination and destination (O&D) passengers, and 35 percent are connecting
Approximately 35 million annual domestic passengers are O&D passengers, making DEN the fourth-largest domestic O&D hub in the U.S.
International traffic at DEN accounts for approximately 2.2 million passengers annually – approximately 4 percent of the airport’s total passenger traffic
A total of 22 airlines provide approximately 1,500 daily scheduled commercial flights to 180 nonstop destinations from DEN:
DEN is United Airlines’ fourth largest hub by capacity, serving nearly 140 destinations from DEN
United makes up just over 40 percent of DEN’s total seat market share
60 percent of United’s traffic at DEN is made up of connecting/transfer passengers
DEN is also the fourth largest hub in Southwest Airlines’ network by flights and capacity
Southwest serves over 60 destinations from DEN and makes up 30 percent of DEN’s seat market share
About three-fourths of Southwest’s traffic at DEN is O&D traffic
The Airport is also the largest base for Frontier Airlines with over 50 destinations from DEN
Frontier makes up over 11 percent of DEN’s total seat market share
Frontier’s traffic is nearly 90 percent O&D traffic at DEN
DEN is also served by American Airlines, with seven destinations from DEN, as well as Delta Air Lines, with nine destinations
Originally Posted by
BMEP100
Unfortunately, as much as United might like to follow Southwest's success, they cannot adapt their business model. That is why Denver hub has been a consistent looser for both UA and CO.
Sounds like someone looked at SWA in DEN and said " gee, we can do that too". History has proven otherwise.
Certainly an old United 757 can't do what a SWA 737 will produce in RASM's. We will have to learn it the hard way, just like the old days.
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.
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.
Originally Posted by
jsled
That's awesome. Somebody must of forgot to tell Mr. Kelly that Denver is a remote city with little O & D traffic.
Denver is growing like a weed...pun intended.
