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> Airlines realised that passengers prefer 10 flights a day with a small plane rather than 4 a day with a large plane. That isn't relevant or news regarding th

> Airlines realised that passengers prefer 10 flights a day with a small plane rather than 4 a day with a large plane. That isn't relevant or news regarding the A380. The A380 was designed to connect hubs in a hub and spoke model. Thus they were designed expecting to operate under the 10 flights a day scenario. Yet, if airlines bet on point-to-point services that have a limited demand then there goes the demand for higher-capacity planes.

dx034 8y ago
Even with hub and spoke, more flights are better. If you have enough runways/gate capacity, you can increase frequency and keep connection times lower than with few A380 connections. The A380 was a bet on missing capacity but so far, only DXB and LHR really have this problem.