The A380 may have been too early. The stretched version with new engines and >1000 seats could have changed things. Think about highly price sensitive customers

The A380 may have been too early. The stretched version with new engines and >1000 seats could have changed things. Think about highly price sensitive customers. Iranians flying to Mecca or Indians to somewhere or Chinese. Don't think American businessmen. I said the verdict is not final because things can change: France’s Plan To Ban Short-Haul Domestic Flights Wins Approval From European Commission https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2022/12/03/frances-plan-to-ban-short-haul-domestic-flights-wins-approval-from-european-commission https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2022/12/03/frances-... So if countries start banning short haul domestic flights then the hub model may come back, at least in some countries with decent train transport. Combine this with the price sensitive customers I mentioned, and then I stay by my prediction. The verdict is not final.