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Originally Posted by Maximillian_Jenius Anyone think SWA might announce HNL service ina couple of years?
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They already do, via a turnkey operation courtesy of ATA.
Even though Southwest does point to point service almost exclusively, they still have a very advanced version of hub/spoke. Almost none of Southwest's connecting flights retrace steps,
Hypothetically:
If you want to go from Boston to Orlando on Northwest, you'd have to travel through DET or MSP, right? Basically go through their hub, no matter how far out of the way it is.
If you do it on southwest, and don't go direct, you'd connect in Baltimore, Philly, etc. etc. Basically, airports that are on the way there.
If more airlines redid their hub/spoke system in this manner, they cut fuel costs by a huge percentage.
~wheelsup