GG294 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Airline Hub, Delta Air Lines, Via Rail
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No national carrier in the u. s, all privately owned corporations. More a la carte: pay for baggage. The salaries were lower and they were over-worked. Monopoly : major airlines can dictate the amount of gates in hub airport, effectively shutting out competition. Less empty seats: allows airline to discount. More efficient route structures: spoke and hub get option of having more flights for more passengers. Older than the hub and spoke system but making a resurgence. Often more direct than hub and spoke. More short haul flight: smaller planes, more connections, less cities. Removal of services (25432 or cost for them) Road based tourism : coach based tourism, large part of package holidays, require cooperation from communities, attractions and accommodations, tremendous impact on small tourist communities. Road based tourist : car based tourism, weekend getaway, cottage travel, family road trips, traffic congestion, environmental concerns. Labor migration: temporary movement of people for purposes of employment.
