Originally Posted by
Excargodog
I think the larger question is this one:
Just how dependent is the hub and spoke model on regional flying?
Because it would seem like regional flying is more about frequency and feeding the hub. and that ties into business flying and international flying, both of which are currently in the cr@pper. Especially the latter.
I was starting to tear into AA system wide schedule files pre-pandemic, and I can tell you that the vast, vast majority of AA flights system wide (I'd wager 99% or greater) have one of our hubs / domiciles on one end of the leg. Some notable outliers were some MCO-EYW flights, and now our operation out of AUS.
I think it would be phenomenal to add more point to point in our network, or at least some more focus cities, and hopefully Planning in DFW looks at all of that.