airport hubs
Major transfer stations
Airport hubs are major airports where airlines concentrate connecting flights, routing passengers through a central point rather than flying them directly between smaller cities.
A hub-and-spoke system lets carriers serve more destinations with fewer routes: Delta's hub in Atlanta handles passengers connecting from across the Southeast.
Major hubs like Chicago O'Hare or London Heathrow see enormous traffic volumes, with travelers changing planes between legs of longer journeys.
- codeshare agreementsAirlines jointly marketing flights
- connecting flightsItineraries with intermediate stops
- missed connectionsFailed encounters with potential significance
- air traffic controlManaging aircraft separation and movement
- flag carriersGovernment-backed aviation companies
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- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- Asian AviationAirAsia, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Korean Air, China Airlines
airport hubstrain stations
Facilities for rail passengers
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