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Table 3 Number of viable 2-step connections and their time-performance (Avg. time index: increase in travel times above the quickest alternatives), average connecting times and routing factors by type of connections and for geographical areas
From: Manage with care: the frailty of self-connections in the European airport network
Viable 2-step connections by type | Intra-EU | Extra-EU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avg. time index | Conn. time | Rout. Fact. | Avg. time index | Conn. time | Rout. Fact. | |
Alliances | ||||||
OneWorld | 112.8% | 92.9 | 1.11 | 107.2% | 129.1 | 1.07 |
Sky Team | 112.9% | 89.0 | 1.11 | 106.6% | 123.0 | 1.07 |
Star Alliance | 114.6% | 87.3 | 1.11 | 106.8% | 121.4 | 1.06 |
Online | 108.4% | 114.0 | 1.10 | 106.2% | 141.3 | 1.03 |
Self-connect | 115.8% | 139.6 | 1.10 | 109.2% | 171.2 | 1.06 |
Total no. of viable 2-step connections | 114.7% | 116.2 | 1.11 | 107.7% | 140.8 | 1.06 |