Originally Posted by FlyingMoose

To some extend, but LHR is terrible for anything other than arriving into London and even then I would use LCY unless you come from outside of Europe. The delays, the enormous amount of time needed for terminal changes, the extra security checks in both directions, the inefficient everything etc. I can't do a 40 minute connection in LHR and make my flight, I can barely do a 2,5 hour connection and make my flight if it includes a terminal change.

ZRH/VIE and maybe to a lesser degree MUC are great if I fly South or East as it doesn't cost me time but realistically I use those hubs when I travel to South Africa or a handful of places in Asia, otherwise I use the SQ route from CPH. If I need to layover in FRA for a flight to the US, I have a longer feeder, I gain an hour on each leg of the long haul, a much longer layover because of the terrible airport and simply much greater chances for delays.

Now since most of my travel remains to the US and North East Asia (which is terrible to get to while the Russia operation is going on), AMS and CDG are just better hubs going East. I will typically use AMS unless I need to get to places where AF has a unique flight or unique timing of a flight (like DEN or their 18:30 flight to LAX).