Originally Posted by
BearX220
Also, the real way to assess these routes is not on a stand-alone basis, as I doubt many pax are getting off at Minneapolis for the Twins game, but on the value of the total influx of small-market pax into MSP for onward trips. Does a pax going TVF-MSP-MIA bring less value to the company than one going PDX-MSP-MIA? Probably.
On the occasions network carriers discuss route profitability, they're not talking about the absolutely profitability of the hub-spoke route. The contribution to the network is absolutely considered.
Of course, since the pax going TVF-MSP-MIA is the only one on the plane between TVF and MSP, its less valuable than 1 of 160 passengers on a PDX-MSP flight.
