Redefining airport hubs: (Self)-connectivity: the next vital piece in the industry’s advancement

Now that the industry's two previously near-autonomous airline categories, LCCs and FSCs, are increasingly feeling the need to connect, the repercussions are being felt at every level, by airports, IT providers, government regulators and more.

Even the global alliances are looking at ways of integrating the new models into their systems. Code sharing, partnering, interlining and simply co-operating are all taking on new levels of significance.

Today, definitions of airports' roles are being stretched, as self-connection between point to point operations becomes commonplace. Airlines have different needs and airports are responding differently, some more effectively than others. As the role of national airlines is redefined, is there a need to reassess the nature of national connectivity?

This report is based on an article published in May-2015, in CAPA's Airline Leader journal for industry CEOs.