In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license An airline hub is an Airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination For example, Northwest Airlines has focus city operations at Indianapolis, serving 17 non-hub destinations[1] as of June 2007. Northwest Airlines Inc (often abbreviated NWA) is the principal subsidiary
Compared to a hub operation, flights from focus cities are often less frequent, served by smaller regional aircraft, and cater more to origin & destination traffic instead of connecting traffic. A regional airliner is a small Airliner designed to fly between 35 and 100 passengers from point to point on short-haul flights Connections are however, often available by default, due to the number of destinations/frequencies served by a single operator (sometimes in conjunction with operational partners).
The term "focus city" is somewhat of a misnomer, since it generally refers to an airport rather than a city. For example, US Airways has focus city operations at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, but not at the two other major airports for the New York City region: John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens or Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. US Airways Inc is the fifth largest Airline in the United States. LaGuardia Airport (ləˈɡwɑɹdiə is an airport located in Queens County on Long Island in the The City of New York. The City of New York John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 Newark Liberty International Airport, first named Newark Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international Airport within the Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Other terms with equivalent meaning are "hublet", "mini-hub", "key city. "
Focus cities are also commonly used by low-cost operators such as Southwest Airlines or Ryanair that primarily fly point-to-point and thus do not have large concentrations of hub operations. Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK Point-to-point transit refers to a transportation system where a plane bus or train travels directly to a destination rather than going through a central hub as opposed to the
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External links
- Map of US Airways's routes and indicator of their focus cities
- Map of AirTran's routes and indicator of their focus cities
- JetBlue route map with "key cities"
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