I am trying to build up some transfer hub in middle east. As there are more and more direct flights, I find the transfer hub not a good idea. When direct flights can reach a rating of 100, my transfer flights with both legs’ rating of 100 and 1 hour transfer time still get a rating of 73. Is there any way to improve the transfer flights rating? Is building a terminal helpful?
Hi,
building a terminal slightly improves your rating. But you can’t get a rating higher than 100, so it only means you can sell your tickets for a few dollars more and still get a rating of 100/99.
Your transfer flight from (for example) Delhi => your hub => Frankfurt cannot compete with the direct flights. A good network also has flights to secondary airports. They will provide you with transfer passengers. And like you say, short transfer times improve the rating of a combined flight.
Jan