Hub-and-spoke (Noun)
Meaning
A system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The airline operates on a hub-and-spoke model, with smaller planes flying from local airports to a major hub where passengers can connect to long-distance flights.
- The city's new airport is designed to be a hub-and-spoke facility, with direct flights to several nearby towns and connections to major cities.
- The company's hub-and-spoke system allows passengers to fly from regional airports to a central location, where they can transfer to an international flight.
- In a hub-and-spoke system, the central airport serves as the main connection point for passengers traveling between smaller airports and long-distance destinations.
- The country's transportation network relies on a hub-and-spoke model, with smaller airports feeding passengers to major airports that handle long-distance flights.