Originally Posted by
controller1
Hemispheres Airports Maps says its CO and not UA
What a misleading thread title. OP says its CO and not UA. Hemispheres does not.
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Originally Posted by
aacharya
I'm surprised at an FT Evangelist spouting such obvious bait for an "us" v "them" fight.
On top of the hub percentages - the other airports are not nearly as convoluted/complicated (ORD excepted) as IAH/EWR, including *A airlines.
SFO is a circle, and can fit pretty easily anywhere.
http://united.com/web/en-US/content/.../maps/sfo.aspx
IAD is three parallel concourses.
http://united.com/web/en-US/content/.../maps/iad.aspx
But don't let you know, facts, or page layout/graphic design concerns get in the way of your very helpful post.
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Originally Posted by
dbaker
As much as it may bum you out, the reality is that IAH and EWR are the biggest hubs, and by a wide margin in terms of mainline traffic (which is proportional to number of passengers). IAH+EWR is >40% of UAL traffic despite the hubs at ORD, SFO, DEN, LAX, CLE, GUM.
IAH is a bigger airport for UAL than DEN and LAX combined. IAH has 3x as many mainline UAL flights as IAD and more than 2x as many mainline flights as LAX.
IAH is the biggest hub, but as far as I know ORD (not EWR) is the second biggest.
That said, the terminal map layout makes perfect sense since IAH and EWR are more complex and difficult to navigate than the other hubs. On my GIG-IAH flight yesterday I explained the connection procedure to my seatmate, and I was grateful that the IAH map was so big. I glanced at the other maps and didn't think they needed much space.
The purpose of the maps is to be helpful to passengers, and I doubt that they reflect bias or a nefarious purpose.