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Old Mar 18, 2019, 4:23 pm
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Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer
The point is still, if they are to act as a hub, people actually don't need visas.
Countries like being hubs because they can attract stopover traffic to boost tourism. Otherwise, what's in it for them? (The domestic spoke-and-hub model that works in the US isn't comparable as that was at the initiative of the major airlines). If a poor country like Vietnam is going to invest in the infrastructure that's required it's going to want a decent return. If you want to see a (relative) white elephant in terms of hub development, you need look no further than KUL
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